> lvresize to extend an lvm ? how lvresize -L +size /dev/vg_whatever/lv_thingie resize2fs /dev/vg_whatever/lv_thingie > lvm has NEVER been consistent in my case . LVM has always been consistent in my case, except for the time I tried to mirror a VG, when it wouldn't start without both halves of the mirror :-( Vic.