On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 10:53:03AM -0400, John F Davis wrote: > Hello > > Anybody ever try to resize partitions using parted? Did it work ok? >
Used it. Loved it. Broke it :-}. Read the docs and only use it as it says. Heed the warnings about meddling with the root partition. > I have a box which was setup with one large root partition and no /boot > partition. It was > just supposed to be a test install, but it has grown into a working box and > I would > rather "fix" it to use multiple partitions than re-install it at this > point. If it ain't broke, why fix it? I had a system that ran fine for 3 years, going from potato to woody to sid as I gradually moved towards a desktop Debian. Things looked just so good, I had to meddle with it and "optimize" the partitions. I broke my system! I had to do a complete reinstall. > > Also, I see there is a tool called resize2fs, but I don't think that is > what I want to use > becuase I want to go from 1 partition to multiple partitions. Furthermore, > I > want to insert a /boot partition into the beginning of the disk. I don't know anything about resize2fs, However, meddling with the root partition will likely get you into a whole lot of trouble. By the way, good backups will alleviate any suffering from realizing your stupidity if you hose your system :-}. -Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
