[rhn-users] Resizing ext3 partition

[Raj Kumar]

  FYI-

There is a solution posted here that has worked for someone:
  http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-319.html


On Sat, 28 May 2005 Rob Myroon wrote :
>Thanks for the tips but parted still gave me the same error message. I issued this command to disable journaling
>
>#tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/sda11
>
>And then I unmounted the partition and tried to move it
>
>#umount /dev/sda11
>#parted /dev/sda move 11 55000 60000
>
>Maybe I had to reboot to get parted to notice the partition was no longer ext3? (Or maybe I don't know what I am doing?)
>
>Anyways, I used the more "brute force" method. I tar'd up the 2 partitions, unmounted, deleted the 2 partitions, recreated both partitions (making one bigger), untar'd the data back, recreated the labels, mounted them, and everything is ok!
>
>Rob
>
>
>
>Raj Kumar wrote:
>>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 at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
>>  >On Behalf Of Rob Myroon
>>  >Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 9:59 AM
>>  >To: rhn-users at 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
>>  >
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