Red Hat 8.0 does not have ext2online by default so you must first unmount. assuming ext2 or ext3 --------------------- umount /home e2fsadm -L+1G /dev/Volume00/LogVol01 mount -a The e2fsadm handles the lvextend and filesystem resize automatically. Check out the latest lvm reference at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ Matt. Quoting Danial Howard <howadani@isu.edu>: > Patrick wrote: > [snip] > > Any experts out there who can give me some pointers how > > to do this? > > > > > > Output from df: > > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > > /dev/Volume00/LogVol00 > > 1007896 757808 198888 80% / > > /dev/hda1 101089 9773 86097 11% /boot > > /dev/Volume00/LogVol01 > > 10079084 8708180 858904 92% /home > > /dev/Volume00/LogVol06 > > 10079084 2267924 7299160 24% /opt > > none 256988 0 256988 0% /dev/shm > > /dev/Volume00/LogVol02 > > 1007896 16528 940168 2% /tmp > > /dev/Volume00/LogVol03 > > 10079084 1926444 7640640 21% /usr > > /dev/Volume00/LogVol05 > > 1007896 16516 940180 2% /usr/local > > /dev/Volume00/LogVol04 > > 1007896 112276 844420 12% /var > > > > Basically, you > 1--extend the logical volume to the desired size > 2--extend the filesystem to the desired size > > Whether you can do this while the filesystem is mounted depends on the > tools you have. > > > One way: > > umount /home > lvextend +2G /dev/Volume00/LogVol01 > e2fsck -f /dev/Volume00/LogVol01 > resize2fs -p /dev/Volume00/LogVol01 > mount /home > > You might need to use e2fsadm instead of resize2fs. Read the man pages. > > -- > Danial M. Howard--howadani at isu.edu--(208) 282-3097 > IT Systems Programmer, Computing and Communications > Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, USA > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list >