Re: chfs equivalent?
Simon wrote:
>
> I've filled up my /usr file system and I want to expand it (I've moved
> my other file system off that disk). Under UNIX there is a chfs command
> which allows me to extend the size of the file system without wiping it
> out. I can't find anything equivalent in any linux manual. Can you tell
> me if something exists and where to look?
>
As far as I know it is not currently possible. What you can do is move
certain directories in /usr to their own partition. Be sure to maintain
all the right permissions. I guess a good (large) candidate for a
separate partion would be /usr/lib. You would then do something like:
0) back up all you want to keep
1) make a new partition
2) mount it under, e.g., /mnt
3) cd /usr/lib; cp -a * /mnt
4) boot with the rescue floppy, rewrite /etc/fstab to reflect the new
situation, don't delete the contents of /usr yet
5) boot, see if everything works (run X w some apps)
6) boot again w the rescue floppy and remove the stuff in /usr/lib on
the /usr partition
BUT FIRST:
Wait until our fellow debian-user readers shot their holes in this
procedure of mine :)
OK, start firing...
HTH,
Eric
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