[OT?] FIPS.exe Question

[karlp at ourldsfamily.com]

karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote:
>> I've used FIPS.EXE in the past to create a second partition from an
>> Linux. So, is there software for Windows similar to FIPS that would allow
>> me to do this?

> Wouldn't the disk manager in W2K/XP do the job?  I won't swear to it, as
> I try to stay away from that sort of thing in the Winblows world.

That would be nice if this wasn't Win98se. 16-bit app on a 2-bit OS. WinXP
is about 2.5 bits worth.


>> As an aside, I would use this command for AIX:
>> # chfs -a size='6930442' /u1
>> Is there a similar command in Linux?

> For ext2/ext3, sure..."resize2fs".  You need to grow the partition
> first, using parted or some such, then you can "resize2fs /dev/hdxp".
> See "man resize2fs" for details.

Thanks for that one. I'd forgotten. Too much time on AIX during work.

Karl


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