this is the correct way to resize dd if=/dev/zero of=root_fs.ext3 bs=1 count=1 seek=2G conv=notrunc e2fsck -f root_fs.ext3 -y resize2fs -p root_fs.ext3 replace root_fs.ext3 with the filesystem name replace 2g with new size of the filesystem image more details here http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/resize.html -------------------- Itamar Reis Peixoto e-mail: itamar ispbrasil com br msn: itamarjp starmedia com skype: itamarjp icq: 81053601 +55 34 3238 3845 +55 11 4063 5033
> Isn't there a way to enlarge the filesystem of the guest by enlarging > the > backing file/device? If so, what exactly do you do to enlarge the > backing> file/dev?For ext3 I use (in this case adding 1GB): dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=1024 >> file.image e2fsck -f file.image resize2fs file.image e2fsck -f file.image Paul