[linux-lvm] Reducing ext3 LV

Mark Sargent powderkeg at snow.email.ne.jp
Fri Oct 21 06:46:52 UTC 2005


>i asked a similar question a couple weeks ago but got no response.
>this is how i did it
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heck, a coupla weeks ago..that's awfully slow..I got a reply on the 
Fedora List within the hour...

>umount /dev/path/to/lv
>e2fsadm -L 20G /dev/path/to/lv
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>additionally i wanted to remove a disk from the LV so:
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>pvmove /dev/hdx
>vgreduce /dev/hdx
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>i am by no means an lvm expert.
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me neither...quick question, though..the HOWTO says, see below, that the 
e2fsadm doesn't exist in LVM2. Were you using LVM1.?

*LVM 2 Caveat
* There is currently no e2fsadm equivalent for LVM 2 and the e2fsadm 
that ships with LVM 1 does not work with LVM 2.

>  i joined the list to get help with my
>situation, and have been hanging out.
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lucky for you, you weren't hanging out in a dangerous situation...

> maybe this will get you pointed in
>the right direction.
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it is helpful, cheers.

>good luck
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you too.

>randy
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Mark Sargent.

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