Re: converting fs's (was Re: [plug] automatic fsck of file systems0

[Victor Michael Blancas]

> Now, all I need to do is figure out when I'm going to be converting my
> system to use it!  Since we're open even on weekends and holidays, I can't
> just pull the machine out and upgrade it....  By the way, is there a way
> to nondestructively convert ext2 into reiser or some other journaling file
> system?  I don't want to have to reinstall Linux just to change file
> systems, and i don't have enough free space to back everything up while
> doing so...
>

Since I'm using RH6.2, what I'm doing is first recompile the kernel, then
make a new reiserfs partition on my free space, move / to the new
partition, update fstab and lilo, reboot, then convert the old partition
to reiserfs.

-- 
Mike


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