Re: Can I resize my partition after installation ?

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Andrew Barr wrote:
> On Jun 21, 2007, at 12:07 AM, arijit sarkar wrote:
> > So, can i resize my /home now to make space for second root.
> > or I have to reformat and do it again.
>
> Sure you can.
>
> Boot from a rescue CD, or better yet, a Debian or Ubuntu live CD, and 
> use parted or one of it's GUI frontends to reconfigure your hard disk 
> layout to your liking.
>
> Alternatively, e2resize is available but requires you to manually update 
> your partition table, which can lead to data loss and corruption if you 
> don't do it correctly.


Did you mean resize2fs? I could not find e2resize anywhere.

Hugo


> (g)parted on a live CD is your best option.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew Barr