On 09 Oct 2002 11:35:50 -0400
Jake Colman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have a parition that, according to 'df', is only 50% occupied. I
> would like to shrink the filesystem in that partition. How do I
> specify the 'size' parameter to resize2fs so that it can do what I
> want? No matter what value I give it, based on what I think is
> correct, it tells me I am wrong.
>
> Here is my 'df' output:
>
> Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hda2 20158372 9030876 10103496 48% /home
>
> I want to resize the parition so that it occupies a 10gb parition
> instead of a 19gb partition.
>
> What is the magic "size" value for resize2fs and how did you figure
> it out?
>
>
From 'man resize2fs':
"The resize2fs program does not manipulate the size of par
titions. If you wish to enlarge a filesystem, you must
first make sure you can expand the size of the underlying
partition first. This can be done using fdisk(8) by
deleting the partition and recreating it with a larger
size. When recreating the partition, make sure you create
it with the same starting disk cylinder as before! Other
wise, the resize operation will certainly not work, and
you may lose your entire filesystem.
If you wish to shrink the an ext2 partition, first use
resize2fs to shrink the size of filesystem. Then you may
use fdisk(8) to shrink the size of the partition. When
shrinking the size of the partition, make sure you do not
make it smaller than the new size of the ext2 filesystem! "
You need a utility such as parted to resize partitions. It is found
on the 2nd cd in RH 7.0.
I've never used parted, but I'm sure that others on the List have,
and will guide you through the process.
Regards,
Tom
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