Re: Where's ext2online?

Duane Clark wrote: > Kirk Lowery wrote: >> >> Reading the man page on resize2fs, it notes: "As of this writing, the >> Linux 2.6 kernel supports on-line resize for filesystems mounted >> using ext3 only." Yet when I used the LVM GUI app, it choked at this >> step, saying it couldn't unmount the root filesystem. That's >> understandable, but it raises the question: can one use resize2fs from >> a commandline while running fedora with the root filesystem mounted? > > In a similar situation, I booted from the DVD in "linux rescue" mode. > I found that when it asked whether I wanted it to find and mount > partitions, I needed to hit "skip". If I allowed it to mount the root > partition, I could not unmount it. > > In rescue mode, the vgscan, etc commands are not directly present, but > the executable lvm is, which can do all those things. When you run lvm, > you will get a new prompt, where you type lvm commands. > I was able to resize the mounted filesystem without going into rescue mode. This was a remote system where "hands on" was not available. I exited the GUI with the LV at the desired size. I then did a resize2fs /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 from the command line as root. It warned me but did it. It took a while. I used up a good amount of Tums but it worked as advertised.