How to convert ext2 -> ext3

Peter Gordon admin at ramshacklestudios.com
Wed Mar 1 02:44:23 UTC 2006


On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 19:33 -0700, Reg Clemens wrote:
> How do I convert an ext2 file system to ext3?
> I know Ive done this before, but cant remember the command,
> and my searching hasnt turned up anything...

In theory, it should be as simple as adding a journal to the partition
and remounting it (rebooting if it's the root filesystem):

# /sbin/tune2fs -j /dev/partition
# /sbin/reboot

Hope that helps!
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