 | | | resize "/ " under LVM | resize "/ " under LVM 2005-10-05 - By Greg Hosler
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On 05-Oct-2005 (See http://Oct-2005.ora-code.com) Collins, Kevin (MindWorks) wrote:
> Yes, I already did that as mentioned below - updated the appropriate
> sections of /etc/grub.conf.
>
> I even tried creating a new VG and changed everything to point there,
> however after boot it is still booted off of /dev/vg00/lvol1 even though
> a df shows it as the new boot path.
>
> Is there something done in the initrd image that forces it to always
> boot from the "original" /?
not in initrd. it is in
/boot/grub/grub.conf
look at the line
kernel=
for your boot entry.
best rgds,
-Greg
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>
> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: Vinodh Cuppu [mailto:vcuppu@(protected)]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 8:51 AM
> To: Discussion of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (Taroon)
> Cc: KCollins@(protected)
> Subject: Re: resize "/" under LVM
>
> On 10/04/2005 02:09 PM, Collins, Kevin (MindWorks) wrote:
>
>> I just used kickstart to install 3 systems with U6. I used the
>
>> same partition sizes as I had previously used with RH9, and
>> unfortunately I now have about 700 bytes free in "/". Is it possible
>> to extend this filesystem under LVM?
>>
>> I tried creating a new LVOL (lvolslash) that is bigger, copying all
>> the contents of / (lvol1) to it, changing /etc/fstab and
>> /etc/grub.conf to point to the new lvolslash. The system reboots fine,
>
>> and a "df" shows my new lvol mounted as root. However, the df also
>> shows the size of my original lvol1 and says it is mounted when I try
>> to resize2fs it...
>>
>> Can I fix this? Is the ext2online command functional on RHEL 3? I'd
>> prefer not to redo thepost work I have already completed.
>>
>
> I believe the bootup process mounts root (/) given in the kernel
> parameters in grub/lilo. So, make sure you update that too.
>
> HTH
>
> -Vinodh
>
>
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