topic Re: increase file system RED HAT AS2 Patch3 in Operating System - Linux

increase file system RED HAT AS2 Patch3

walter_52 — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:53:31 GMT

I have installed a RED HAT AS3 PAtch3 linux version. Now i need space on a file system to install new software. Please anyone may tell me the command line to increase a file system ?
Thanks a lot in advance
Walter

Re: increase file system RED HAT AS2 Patch3

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:23:11 GMT

AFAIK, without LVM you have no simple way to increase filesystem size.
what is your disk layout?

Re: increase file system RED HAT AS2 Patch3

Jerome Henry — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:12:09 GMT

Yup,

no easy cool Unix command to increase file system, unless you had new hardrive. Maybe moving something elsewhere could solve your problem : could you post your fdisk -l output ?

J

Re: increase file system RED HAT AS2 Patch3

Johannes Krackowizer_1 — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 04:40:26 GMT

hi walter,

if you have lvm volumes you could use lvextend to extend the lv.

if you have software raid or simple ordinary partitions you have to backup their data delete the partition with fdisk and create a new bigger partition (if there is space on disk and the space is at the beginning or end of the old partition). then you have to format the new partition with mkfs.ext3, mkfs.reiserfs, ... and last you restore your data to the partition.

an other way is to use powerquest partition magic (you have to pay for it) to change the size of your partitions but this only works with ext2 and ext3 partitions. or you use acronis partition expert (you have to pay for it) with this program you will be able to resize ext2, ext3, reiserfs and linux swap.

best regards,

johannes