The original size in 3G for my home directory on a VM. I am trying to reduce it to 2G so then I can increase my /usr to 8G from 7G. The error code is lvreduce -L 1G /dev/testLVM/lvhome Do you really want to reduce lvhome? [y,n]: y Command failed with status code 5 On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 12:26 AM, der.hans wrote: > Am 17. Jul, 2015 schwätzte Stephen M so: > >> Yes, but when I was trying to shrink the /home to give more to /usr it >> was giving that error. Thats why I wanted to know what might be going >> on. I know I could do it through a GUI but I want to learn command >> line. > > > What are the original sizes? What sizes are you trying to shrik them to? > > Did fsck it after shrinking the filesystem? I think that shouldn't be > necessary, but might as well do a health check :). > > What was the actual error message? Error 5 just a bit generic... > > You should be able to mount any filesystem that isn't mounted. > > Some mounted filesystems can be resized as well, with a higher risk of > testing your disaster recovery procedures. > > ciao, > > der.hans > >> On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 8:59 PM, James Mcphee wrote: >>> >>> Yes. To resize an lv, you do an lvresize and then a resize2fs. you can >>> grow them without much issue, and newer ones will let you do it online. >>> just don't try to shrink it online :) >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 8:43 PM, Stephen M wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Everyone, >>>> >>>> I'm trying to learn LVMs. I created a couple LVM partitions and was >>>> trying to resize a /home I made. I use efsck2 to check the disk, >>>> resize2fs to resize it then lvreduce/lvresize but it came out with an >>>> error status 5 code. The partition was unmounted so that wasn't the >>>> issue and I was in a tty using root. Is /home on LVM allowed to be >>>> resized? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Stephen Melheim >>>> 602-400-7707 >>>> SMelheim85@gmail.com >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> James McPhee >>> jmcphe@gmail.com >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.PhxLinux.org/ > # "Communications without intelligence is noise; > # Intelligence without communications is irrelevant." > # Gen. Alfred. M. Gray, USMC > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Stephen Melheim 602-400-7707 SMelheim85@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss