extendfs on hfs

[J Armsworth]

help ! ( always a good start !! )

am having trouble executing extendfs hfs /dev/vg00/lvnn command

situation: have lvextend-ed my lv and am now
trying to extend the filesystem except the following error appears;

hfs extendfs: Character special file required

Any ideas ?

oh and it's on /usr - machine is in single user mode and /usr is currently unmounted.

cheers in advance

j

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

You need to use the *character* device:

# extendfs /dev/vgXX/rlvolY

...note the 'r'aw or character device.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Vincent Farrugia]

Hello,

You have to mention rlvolnn instead of lvolnn.

HTH,
Vince

[Roger Baptiste]

Well, the error message says it all! you
need to give the character device as the argument.

extendfs /dev/vg00/rlvolx

-raj

[Ravi_8]

Hi,
The command should be
#extendfs -F hfs /dev/vgxx/rlvolx

[J Armsworth]

ahhh the small print !

ta very much everyone, failed to notice the 'r' hiding in amongst the command.

thanks for the prompt replies - system now extended and working :-)

cheers.

j

[Sanjay_6]

Hi,

you have to use the raw device for the lv, if you /usr is lvol7, you have to use extendfs as,

extendfs -F vxfs /dev/vg00/rlvol7


Hope this helps.

Regds

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

extendfs -F hfs /dev/vgxx/rlvolx

You need the -F hfs or vxfs for extension.

root:drunk:/>fstyp /dev/vg00/rlvol3
vxfs
root:drunk:/>fstyp /dev/vg00/rlvol1
hfs
root:drunk:/>