From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k89Kfg2E013807 for ; Sat, 9 Sep 2006 16:41:42 -0400 Received: from ylpvm29.prodigy.net (ylpvm29-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.60]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k89KfUDt026644 for ; Sat, 9 Sep 2006 16:41:36 -0400 Received: from [69.105.169.202] (adsl-69-105-169-202.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net [69.105.169.202]) by ylpvm29.prodigy.net (8.13.7 out spool5000 dk/8.13.7) with ESMTP id k89Kf4GD010728 for ; Sat, 9 Sep 2006 16:41:04 -0400 Message-ID: <450326F9.2080902@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 13:41:29 -0700 From: Duane Clark MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <5b0681910609082019p4e0d9a36xf62f374eba4a201b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5b0681910609082019p4e0d9a36xf62f374eba4a201b@mail.gmail.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [linux-lvm] Re: resize an lvm partition Reply-To: LVM general discussion and development List-Id: LVM general discussion and development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: linux-lvm@redhat.com Pradeep Kilambi wrote: > OK I have a FC5 install on a full primary lym( not extended partition). > I would ike to resize this(/dev/hda2) to shrink a little to install > something else. Whats the best way to resize an lvm partition. Also my > filesystem says unknow filesystem type. I tried using parted and GParted > but none of these worked. > > partition filesystem size used unused flags > /dev/hda1 ext3 101.35MB 44.97MB 56.98MB boot > /dev/hda2 unknown 74.43GB --- --- lvm I recently did this exact task, and posted the steps I used: https://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-lvm/2006-August/msg00081.html