you can convert ext3 to ext2 by disabling journal (check tune2fs) and then resize it using parted. Later convert ext2 back to ext3. I dont know the exact steps but I read this solution few days before but I couldn't find that link now. Hope someone will fill in. Cheers, Raj On Fri, 27 May 2005 Kueffer,Walter K(PIP - San Diego) wrote : >That will work. > >You also may want to look into using the logical volume manager (LVM). > >WK > >-----Original Message----- > From: rhn-users-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces@redhat.com] >On Behalf Of Rob Myroon >Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 9:59 AM >To: rhn-users@redhat.com >Subject: [rhn-users] Resizing ext3 partition > > >I want to increase the size of an ext3 partition (/opt) which is the 2nd > >last partition on the hard drive. The drive has lots of empty space. > >What is the best way to do this? Use parted? I get this message when I >try to move an ext3 partition -> "Filesystem has incompatible feature >enabled". I tried posting to the parted mailing list but there was no >response. > >I am starting to think that I should tar the last 2 partitions (sda10 >and sda11), delete them both, recreate them both (with sda10 bigger), >and untar the data back. > >Does this sound ok? > >Rob > >_______________________________________________ >rhn-users mailing list >rhn-users@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhn-users > >_______________________________________________ >rhn-users mailing list >rhn-users@redhat.com >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhn-users <A target="_blank" HREF="http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp"><IMG SRC="http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbox.htm@Bottom" BORDER=0 VSPACE=0 HSPACE=0></a>