Here is a segment from ext3 FAQ http://people.spoiled.org/jha/ext3-faq.html Q: How do I convert my ext2 partition to ext3? (was: How do I use ext3?) Before you can mount a partition as ext3 you have to create a journal on it. The easiest way to do it is to type: tune2fs -j /dev/hdaX This can be done on an unmounted or on a mounted filesystem. If you create the journal on a mounted filesystem you will see a .journal file. Don't try to delete this and don't back this up or restore it from backup! If you run tune2fs -j on an unmounted partition an unvisible journal file will be created. Now you can mount the filesystem as ext3 using: mount -t ext3 /dev/hdaX /mnt/somewhere With mke2fs -j /dev/hdaX you can format a partition as ext3 (as always it will be also usable as ext2 partion). --- end of segment. Note that your kernel needs to have ext3 features compiled in, or your system will become inoperable. RPMs are a growing problem lately, that's why I started to move servers under my control to Debian which has much better packaging system. You might find apt tools for RPMs useful: http://apt.freshrpms.net On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 03:29:02PM -0500, John J. Boyer wrote: > Rafael, > Thanks for very good answers to my questions on backups and telnet. Now > how do I change to ext3? > I tried to get the latest kernel for Redhat Linus, but the up2date program > skips anything to do with the kernel, and if I download rpm's and try to > do it manually I get tangled up in dependencies. > Thanks. > John > > > -- > Computers to Help People, Inc. > http://www.chpi.org > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 -- Rafael