From: Ingo Boernig (ingo_at_boernig.de)
Date: Mon Jan 31 2005 - 16:04:04 CET
Message-ID: <41FE48E4.4080505@boernig.de> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:04:04 +0100 From: Ingo Boernig <ingo@boernig.de> Subject: Re: [suse-slstd-e] Partition resizing
Hi Peter,
Peter ZG wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to resize partitions (ReiserFS) on SLSS8, due to not careful
> initial partitioning.
> Its a quite busy server, so I can't afford long down time. Unfortunately
> installation of "temporary" server for the operation is not possible.
> Have anyone tried (with a success) any partition resizers, or is it
> better to make backup/re-install/restore?
Given that you have the latest patches installed, resizing of ReiserFS
partitions on SLES8 and SLSS8 is straitforward and works without
problems, using lvresize and resize_reiserfs.
If you don't use LVM, you have to guess the new partition table, which I
cannot recommand ;)
wkr,
Ingo
>
> Thanx a lot
>
> Peter
>
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