-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>BTW, on servers, I typically install with a small root ext3 filesystem, >>/usr and /tmp ext3, /var and data partitions on LVM, usually XFS. This >>avoids the root on LVM issues, but still gets you the majority of the LVM >>benefit (resizing partitions which can vary greatly in required capacity). > > > Root on lvm should be supported?
Should be, but I'm not going to find out on a production server ;-). BTW, our 9.1 box gives some problems on it's LVM (lvm devices don't start up sometimes), so I would be more hesitant to have root (and all the necessary tools to get the LVM up) on LVM ... > I remember I've even tested that > during 9.2 debugging process. Ah but this is limited to a LV not > spanning across several PV's, that is? I can't be sure. Then LVM > might be a little less interesting :). Well, IMHO, if you need to resize /, you made some mistake in setting up the server ... Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/ln0prJK6UGDSBKcRAuECAJ9dOONHIBWjYT1vFo/3LvX+lZzUEgCeM3Nu n3iNiscovOShxlYmj2QTEj0= =j6/b -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----