Re: partition size questions

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Michael.Coll-Barth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Folks,

I have come across a problem relating to partitions.  I have a multi
boot box with Ubuntu 7.10, Fedora 8 and Win 2K. There is also a very large unallocated section of disk space.
The two linux partitions are sitting together on an extended partition
and I would like to make each smaller.  None of the partition managers
would allow me to shrink the partitions.
>>>>snip<<<<

You don't mention which partition managers you tried. Did you try booting with a liveCD and running gparted? I'm not a huge fan of GUI management tools, but I do like gparted. I've had good luck with it on a number of systems, including windoze... but the filesystem under change must *not* be mounted or all kinds of grief can ensue. Booting from the liveCD ensures the hardisk partions you are modifying will not be mounted. ...and, as always, *backup* before you start!

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