To convert form ext2 to ext3 do the following command as root: tune2fs -j / This will convert the root filesystem to ext3. All ext3 is really is just ext2 with a journal on it. So that's all the the tune2fs program will do is just add the journal to yoru filesystem. I suspect that the root filesystem needs to be unmounted for thsi to happen so you probably need to do it from a rescue disk or single user mode. I've not actually done it myself because I just selected ext3 during the install of my linux when I last installed it so there was no problem there. You will of course need to make sure that you have ext3 support built into the kernel or you won't be able to use the journal. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John J. Boyer" <director@chpi.org> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 1:29 PM Subject: Changing to ext3 > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list