clemens@xxxxxxx wrote: > I have just run out of space on a 10GB root file system for Fedora6 > (my /home and /usr/local are on separate partitions). > > I have decided that in the future I will allocate 20GB partitions > for Fedura (sigh)... I can remember when it fit in 5GB, > HELL I can remember when all of UNIX fit on a 5MB disk on a > PDP-11... > > OK, so here is my question. > I have a unused 10GB partition just ahead and just behind the > Fedora6 partition. But I know of no Partition-Magic like process > that could combine them. IS THERE ANYTHING I dont know > about???? > > 2nd choice. > I have a couple of 10GB partitions elsewhere on the disk (that I > was saving for updates to Fedora). I am willing to combine them, > giving a 20GB partition. If I were to do that, format the new partition, > and then tar->tar the current Fedora partition into the new partition, > what are the chances that I will be able to BOOT the new partition??? > > ANYTHING you can suggest to get either of these schemes to go. > > Before you think of resizing /, make sure that you don't have some big files in /tmp, and check that logrotate is running, so that you do not have large log files. If you have done a lot of printing, you may need to clean out the old spool files as well. I believe the default CUPS setting is to keep them. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
