[linux-lvm] lvreduce nightmare

[Andy Smith]

Hi tariq,

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 07:43:40PM +0530, tariq wali wrote:
> so to i guess to do this right i should have
> 
> resize2fs /dev/vg0/data 1.6T or (1600G)
> 
> and then lvreduce -n data -L 100G /dev/vg0/data ( to reduce the lvm by 100
> )

I believe that will also reduce the LV *to* 100G. You want:

# lvreduce -n data -L-100G

if you want to reduce it *by* 100G.

Nothing like FS/LV shrinking to keep you on your toes..

Cheers,
Andy

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