Re: [linux-lvm] filesystem does not reflect new LV size

["Vladimir G. Ivanovic" <vladimir@acm.org>]

Joe Thornber writes: 

  > Resizing is always done in two steps, these steps are done in a
  > different order depending whether you are extending or reducing.
  > 
  > Extending:
  > 
  > i) Resize the LV (lvextend)
  > ii) Resize the filesystem (eg, ext2resize, resize_reiserfs)
  > 
  > Reducing:
  > 
  > i) Resize filesystem.
  > ii) Resize the LV (lvreduce)
  > 
  > 
  > There is a tool called e2fsadm provided in LVM1 which performs both of
  > these steps iff you are using an ext2 filesystem.

Thanks! I assume that ext2resize also works for ext3 filesystems. Do I
have to do anything special about the journal file, which is a hidden
inode.

--- Vladimir

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