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Re: converting root fs to ext3, get rid of .journal



* Jeff <jcoppock1@attbi.com>, 2002-09-09 15:31 -0400:
> Heya folks,
> 
> I converted my filesystems to ext3 and now I want to get rid of the
> .journal file on the root fs.  There's no .journal on the other fs
> since I converted it unmounted.
> 
> I'm thinking I could boot to my installation CD, execute a shell and
> run the tune2fs -j on the device while unmounted, but I don't know if
> tune2fs is available that way, or if there are other issues.
> 
> I've done some googling but haven't found anything other that a
> suggest to re-install the root fs from scratch using ext3.
> 
> Does anyone have suggestions as to whether this will work, or other
> options to accomplish this task?
> 
> thanks,
> jc

My /.journal disappeared when I booted the paud boot disk (featuring
gparted), and ran "e2fsck -y -f" on my unmounted ext3 partition

-Andre

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