[linux-lvm] extending a logical volume

[Harri Haataja]

On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 12:13:14PM -0800, Brad Langhorst wrote:
> --- lembark at wrkhors.com wrote:
> > -- Pierrick PONS <ppons at cvf.fr> on 01/21/02 19:09:31
> > +0100
> > 
> > > I've read the extending logical volume section and
> > I can't believe this.
> > > According to the doc, it would be impossible to
> > extend a logical volume 
> 
> um - i think i just did this...
> 
> lvextend -L +10G /dev/vg1/data 
> followed by 
> resize-reiserfs
> 
> no corruption (at least not that I've noticed)

I do this all the time with XFS, Reiser and even ext3.
At least reiser also shrinks, I think.

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