On Wednesday 17 August 2016 09:16:01 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 08:54:47AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday 17 August 2016 03:43:36 ML mail wrote: > > > Hello > > > > > > On my Debian 8 machine I have two XFS data partitions on my disk: > > > > > > - /dev/sdb1 of 4TB > > > - /dev/sdb2 of 9TB > > > > > > Now I would like to decrease the first partition [...] > > > > I think this is a job for gparted [...] > > Gparted will grow (or shrink) the partition. Not the file system. > The file system has to play along, otherwise you'll get a train > wreck. > > - Shrinking: > - first, shrink the file system (make sure FS has no data > beyond some block [1] > - then, shrink the partition accordingly > > - Growing > - first, grow the partition > - then, grow the filesystem accordingly (i.e. tell the file > system it can use the extra space [2] > > [1] Ext2/3/4 supports shrinking. XFS not, according to the FAQ > [2] XFS (and Ext*) support growing > > regards > > -- t And I sit here with egg on my face. :(
Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
