[linux-lvm] Reducing ext3 LV

[Bryn M. Reeves]

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Luc MAIGNAN wrote:
> ext3 is only journalized ext2. You can so use the same tools. You can
> use lvreduce for doing that
> 
> Regards
> 

Erm, no. Lvreduce will resize your logical volume - if you shrink the LV
without shrinking the filesystem it contains, your data is toast.

resize2fs is the tool for resizing ext2/3 filesystems. ext2online is
also available for growing ext2/3 without unmounting.

Kind regards,

Bryn.
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