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The Monday 2007-04-30 at 12:38 +0200, Petr Klíma wrote:
> > Does it matter?
> >
> > Does it matter if a partition is a bit bigger or smaller, even if it is a
> > diferent type? Linux doesn't care, it will work anyway. You can use the
> > chance to change your partition types/sizes.
>
> Well, Linux doesn't care when the partition is big enough - greater or
> equal to the size of filesystem. When the partition gets even a tiny bit
> smaller than the filesystem, you've got a problem, however you won't
> experience it until you fill up the disk. Once the disk is almost full,
> you'll get complaints about "attempt to access beyond end of device" or
> similar. And you end'up with corrupted filesystem....
That's true only if the backup/restore is made with dd, ie, it is an
image - and the OP used dar, sot that's a non issue.
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Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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