RE: [Nolug] Linux Partition resizing

On Sat, 2003-06-14 at 13:17, Chuck wrote:
> The file system is ext-3. All the hard disk space is currently used. I was
> planning on resizing one of the partitions to a smaller size, then make the
> full partition bigger.

As Pietu said, PartitionMagic should work. However, change the
fs type in /etc/fstab for that/those partitions from ext2 to ext3
and cleanly reboot before shutting down to use PM.

> Chuck
>
>
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 18:55, Chuck wrote:
> > > I ran out of space on one of my Linux partitions so I plan on using
> > > Partition Magic to resize the partitions. Does anyone have any
> > > experience doing this? Is there a better or safer tool out there to
> > > get this done?
> >
> > What kind of filesystem do you have, and is there an empty
> > partition "behind" the full partition?

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