Re: Changing space reserved

To: tim.thomson@usa.net
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Changing space reserved
From: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 00:14:14 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 19971230001414.26084@kite>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.971230144758.369A-100000@stalin.thomson.net>; from Tim Thomson on Tue, Dec 30, 1997 at 03:04:39PM +1300
References: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.971230144758.369A-100000@stalin.thomson.net>

Tim Thomson wrote:
> It says I have 5Mb free, but 91Mb-80Mb = 11Mb! Can I change it so it
> reserves say, 2Mb instead?

tune2fs -m 2 /dev/hda1

> Is it safe to do this?
> What could go wrong?

The man page for tune2fs warns: 

       Never use tune2fs on a read/write  mounted  filesystem  to
       change parameters!

Also,

BUGS
       We didn't find any bugs yet. Perhaps there  are  bugs  but
       it's unlikely.


WARNING
       Use  this  utility  on  your  own  risk.  You're modifying
       filesystems.

-- 
see shy jo


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