[OpenAFS] Resizing an ext2-partition on linux

Derek Atkins warlord@MIT.EDU
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:43:47 -0500


Kai Moritz <kai.m.moritz@gmx.de> writes:

> Anyway, ext3 would not solve my problem. I have to check the 
> vice-partition by hand (via "fsck.ext2 -f"), because resize2fs forces me 
> to do so (otherwise it refuses to resize the partition, because the 
> possibility of data-loss).
>
> So, that's my plan:
>
> - stop the openafs-fileserver
> - unmount the vice-partition
> - check it via linux-fsck
> - enlarge the partition
> - resize it with resize2fs
> - mount it again
> - restart the openafs-fileserver
>
>
> That's exactly the same, like what I do with a normal partition (expect 
> stop/start openafs-fileserver).
> Is that the correct way? Or are there any special openafs-things that I 
> should do additionally?!

Yes, this is exactly what you should do.

-derek
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