Re: [expert] Extending / partition
Subject: Re: [expert] Extending / partition > > Okay I have seen a zillion ways to do this over > > the last couple of years and read hundreds of lines > > of mans, howto's, and email's, HOWEVER; > > > > I will ask this list for pointers again ! > > > > My / 3 gig partition is full. I have created another > > ext2 fs of 2 gigs on the same HD. How do I merge it into > > The present / so that after reboot (I guess that would be > > necessary?) The new / partition would contain 5 gigs? > > >From the command line: copy all the files from /usr to the new partition after temporarily mounting it as /mnt/temp. edit fstab to mount the entire partition as /usr. mv /usr /usrold reboot Now your /usr directory is 2 GB. Verify that everything works and then rm /usrold to free up the space. This is not a good technique to do with the /bin or /lib partitions; you should do those, if necessary, from a rescue disk. Hoyt __ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [expert] Extending / partition
I'm not sure about the status of a logical volume manager for linux (I know one is/was in development) but with an LVM you can resize any volume or stretch it over multiple disks/paritions. Under linux however you may have to format to do the initial setup. Not sure, under HP-UX and some other UNIX's you don't. > On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, you wrote: > > Okay I have seen a zillion ways to do this over > > the last couple of years and read hundreds of lines > > of mans, howto's, and email's, HOWEVER; > > > > I will ask this list for pointers again ! > > > > My / 3 gig partition is full. I have created another > > ext2 fs of 2 gigs on the same HD. How do I merge it into > > The present / so that after reboot (I guess that would be > > necessary?) The new / partition would contain 5 gigs? > > -- == "Definitions involving chicken heads no longer apply." -Jon katz ==
Re: [expert] Extending / partition
I think parted may do what you want. I saw a release e-mail about this for redhat. It may be on their site under contrib. On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, John Aldrich wrote: > On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, you wrote: > > Okay I have seen a zillion ways to do this over > > the last couple of years and read hundreds of lines > > of mans, howto's, and email's, HOWEVER; > > > > I will ask this list for pointers again ! > > > > My / 3 gig partition is full. I have created another > > ext2 fs of 2 gigs on the same HD. How do I merge it into > > The present / so that after reboot (I guess that would be > > necessary?) The new / partition would contain 5 gigs? > > > My suggstion would be to boot to a boot floppy and use one > of the disk repartitioning tools such as Partition Magic > from PowerQuest or perhaps there's a linux-based > non-destructive repartitioner? > John >
Re: [expert] Extending / partition
On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, you wrote: > Okay I have seen a zillion ways to do this over > the last couple of years and read hundreds of lines > of mans, howto's, and email's, HOWEVER; > > I will ask this list for pointers again ! > > My / 3 gig partition is full. I have created another > ext2 fs of 2 gigs on the same HD. How do I merge it into > The present / so that after reboot (I guess that would be > necessary?) The new / partition would contain 5 gigs? > My suggstion would be to boot to a boot floppy and use one of the disk repartitioning tools such as Partition Magic from PowerQuest or perhaps there's a linux-based non-destructive repartitioner? John
Re: [expert] Extending / partition
Thanks Matt! Appreciate the help! Matt Stegman wrote: > > You can't "merge" two partitions into one. What you can do, however, is > move an entire directory tree (say, /usr or /home or /usr/local) over to > this new partition and mount the new partition on the original file > structure. No reboot necessary! > > For instance, if you wanted to move /usr/local onto the new partition: > mkdir /mnt/new > mount /dev/XXX /mnt/new > cd /usr/local > mv $(ls -A) /mnt/new > cd / > umount /mnt/new > mount /dev/XXX /usr/local > > XXX stands for the new partition's device name (i.e. hda7, sdb6 or > whatever). > > You'll also need to add a line to /etc/fstab: > > /dev/XXX /usr/local ext2 defaults 1 2 > > This will tell your computer to mount the extra filesystem on boot. > > -Matt Stegman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, WH Bouterse wrote: > > > Okay I have seen a zillion ways to do this over > > the last couple of years and read hundreds of lines > > of mans, howto's, and email's, HOWEVER; > > > > I will ask this list for pointers again ! > > > > My / 3 gig partition is full. I have created another > > ext2 fs of 2 gigs on the same HD. How do I merge it into > > The present / so that after reboot (I guess that would be > > necessary?) The new / partition would contain 5 gigs? > > > > I may go ahead and repartition into smaller units but > > thought I would try this method first in the interim. > > > > Thanks > > > > William Bouterse > > Juneau Alaska > >
Re: [expert] Extending / partition
You can't "merge" two partitions into one. What you can do, however, is move an entire directory tree (say, /usr or /home or /usr/local) over to this new partition and mount the new partition on the original file structure. No reboot necessary! For instance, if you wanted to move /usr/local onto the new partition: mkdir /mnt/new mount /dev/XXX /mnt/new cd /usr/local mv $(ls -A) /mnt/new cd / umount /mnt/new mount /dev/XXX /usr/local XXX stands for the new partition's device name (i.e. hda7, sdb6 or whatever). You'll also need to add a line to /etc/fstab: /dev/XXX /usr/local ext2 defaults 1 2 This will tell your computer to mount the extra filesystem on boot. -Matt Stegman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, WH Bouterse wrote: > Okay I have seen a zillion ways to do this over > the last couple of years and read hundreds of lines > of mans, howto's, and email's, HOWEVER; > > I will ask this list for pointers again ! > > My / 3 gig partition is full. I have created another > ext2 fs of 2 gigs on the same HD. How do I merge it into > The present / so that after reboot (I guess that would be > necessary?) The new / partition would contain 5 gigs? > > I may go ahead and repartition into smaller units but > thought I would try this method first in the interim. > > Thanks > > William Bouterse > Juneau Alaska >
[expert] Extending / partition
Okay I have seen a zillion ways to do this over the last couple of years and read hundreds of lines of mans, howto's, and email's, HOWEVER; I will ask this list for pointers again ! My / 3 gig partition is full. I have created another ext2 fs of 2 gigs on the same HD. How do I merge it into The present / so that after reboot (I guess that would be necessary?) The new / partition would contain 5 gigs? I may go ahead and repartition into smaller units but thought I would try this method first in the interim. Thanks William Bouterse Juneau Alaska
