resizing LVM partitions
Chris G
cl at isbd.net
Fri Oct 26 11:10:33 UTC 2007
On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 08:13:05PM -0400, yonas Abraham wrote:
> > Perform the resize operation on the LV before the FS
>
> I am quit sure that you have to shirk the FS first before you
> shirink the LV. doing the otherway round can lead to lose of data.
> Read the lvresize man page to be sure " You should therefore ensure
> that any filesystem on the volume is shrunk first so that the extents
> that are to be removed are not in use."
>
> To avoid this confusion I like the system-config-lvm GUI. It does all
> for you in the correct order.
>
Where does one find system-config-lvm, there isn't a 'config' item in
my 'system' menu.
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Chris Green
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