On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, Banker, Craig wrote: > >Does anybody remember the red-hat utility to covert ext2 --> ext3? Are >there any similar tools that convert ext2 --> reiserfs? > >Thx, > Craig, et al,
The book that would answer the "reiserfs" question is at work...However, having just gone through a lot of both upgrading to, and installation of Redhat 7.2, I thought I'd offer one extra point regarding ext3 file systems. Read/ignore as desired! :) If you designate a fs as ext3 at install time, or use -j on the "mke2fs" command (though, frankly, I haven't tested the latter) the ".journal.dat" file will be "hidden" (to the "ls -a" command). If you "upgrade" a fs with "tune2fs -j /dev/<whatever>" the journal will _will_ be visible in the root of the filesystem. Not a big deal, but a brand new (empty) file system built at install time will show a large amount of space "used" before there are any "visible" files on it. Puzzled me for a bit... Finally, I kinda like the journal file being hidden. Can't accidentally nuke it, can you? -- Kind regards, Ric [ Alaric S. Haag, Computer Manager mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] [ Coastal Studies Institute - Earth Scan Lab Voice: (225) 578-6438 ] [ Louisiana State University FAX: (225) 578-2520 ] [ Baton Rouge, LA 70803 http://www.esl.lsu.edu ] ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
