> -----Original Message-----
> From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Toralf Lund
> Sent: den 12 oktober 2017 10:15
> To: CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [External] /boot partition too small
>
> >> Since a lot of people seem to say none of the above can be done, I'm
> >> starting to feel slightly unsure, but I though gparted could extend,
> >> shrink and move partitions while preserving data.
> >
> > You would be asking gparted to:
> > 1. Reach inside an LVM PV and shrink one filesystem and its LV,
> > 2. Rearrange the extents inside the PV to make free space at the
> > beginning,
> > 3. Move the start of the PV and adjust all of the starting offsets for
> > the LVs,
> > 4. Finally, enlarge partition 1 into the freed-up space.
> >
> > Even if gparted was willing to attempt that, there is no way I would
> > trust it to do it correctly.
> Quite. I'd never try this without a backup, of course. In fact, I've
> only ever used gparted in situations where I had a system dump already.
> Still, it could save you from a bit of work, as in, if it does succeed,
> you won't have to do a full recovery. Also, I'm not really sure about
> the state of the LVM support, now that you mention it. (But there is
> supposed to be *something* in that area.)
Supposedly the below tool should be able to handle LVM volumes, and is
bootable from CD. It costs though.
https://www.partitionwizard.com/partition-wizard-bootable-cd.html
Maybe helps a bit?
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//Sorin
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