Re: resizing LVM partitions

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On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 07:33:03AM -0400, yonas Abraham wrote:
> On 10/26/07, Chris G <cl@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 08:13:05PM -0400, yonas Abraham wrote:
> > > > Perform the resize operation on the LV before the FS
> > >
> > >  I am quit  sure that you have to  shirk the FS first before you
> > > shirink the LV.  doing the otherway round can lead to lose of data.
> > > Read the lvresize man page to be sure "  You should therefore ensure
> > > that any filesystem on the volume is shrunk first so that the extents
> > > that are to be removed are  not  in use."
> > >
> > > To avoid this confusion I like the system-config-lvm GUI. It does all
> > > for you in the correct order.
> > >
> > Where does one find system-config-lvm, there isn't a 'config' item in
> > my 'system' menu.
> 
> if it is not there, do :
> 
> yum install system-config-lvm
> 
> usually doesn't install by default.
> 
OK, thanks, installed without a hitch....  *And* you can call it
simply as "system-config-lvm" from the command line, excellent.

-- 
Chris Green


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