you have to boot in single user mode: https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq8.html
> On 18 Nov 2019, at 00:12, Lev Lazinskiy <l...@levlaz.org> wrote: > > Hi Edgar, > > Thanks for the response. > On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 04:06:18PM -0600, Edgar Pettijohn wrote: >> >> On Nov 17, 2019 2:35 PM, Lev Lazinskiy <l...@levlaz.org> wrote: >>> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> I am new to openBSD, so forgive me if I am missing something obvious. >>> >>> I recently installed openBSD on a server using the auto-partition layout >>> during installation and am quickly starting to run out of disk space. >>> >>> I have read the section in the FAQ [1] regarding how to grow a disk >>> partition, but I am confused on the best way to actually do this. >>> >>> Specifically, I am trying to grow /usr and /home but they are "busy" >>> when I try to follow these steps on a running server. >>> >> >> You must umount them first. > > Right, the issue is that I am unable to unmount them because they are > actively being used. >> >> >>> Is the assumption that you are supposed to reboot the server with the >>> ISO attached and pop into a shell to complete these steps? >>> >>> [1] https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#GrowPartition >>> >>> -- >>> Lev Lazinskiy >>> >> >> If it's a fresh install probably be easier to just reinstall and size >> partitions how you need them. > > This makes sense, but I was curious what the recommended approach is for > a server that you cannot simply reinstall. > > Someone else suggested using single user mode on boot and that approach > seems to work very well. > >> >> Edgar >
