Apparently it has something to do with this filesystem as I can resize a freshly created one mounted or not:
r...@server:/usr/share/doc/e2fsprogs# lvcreate -L1G -n lvtest vg Logical volume "lvtest" created r...@server:/usr/share/doc/e2fsprogs# mkfs.ext4 /dev/vg/lvtest mke2fs 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010) Filesystem label= OS type: Linux Block size=4096 (log=2) Fragment size=4096 (log=2) Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks 65536 inodes, 262144 blocks 13107 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=0 Maximum filesystem blocks=268435456 8 block groups 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group 8192 inodes per group Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376 Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (8192 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done This filesystem will be automatically checked every 29 mounts or 180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override. r...@server:/usr/share/doc/e2fsprogs# lvextend -L+1G /dev/vg/lvtest Extending logical volume lvtest to 2.00 GiB Logical volume lvtest successfully resized r...@server:/usr/share/doc/e2fsprogs# resize2fs /dev/vg/lvtest resize2fs 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010) Resizing the filesystem on /dev/vg/lvtest to 524288 (4k) blocks. The filesystem on /dev/vg/lvtest is now 524288 blocks long. r...@server:/usr/share/doc/e2fsprogs# mkdir /mnt/test r...@server:/usr/share/doc/e2fsprogs# mount /dev/vg/lvtest /mnt/test/ r...@server:/usr/share/doc/e2fsprogs# lvextend -L+1G /dev/vg/lvtest Extending logical volume lvtest to 3.00 GiB Logical volume lvtest successfully resized r...@server:/usr/share/doc/e2fsprogs# resize2fs /dev/vg/lvtest resize2fs 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010) Filesystem at /dev/vg/lvtest is mounted on /mnt/test; on-line resizing required old desc_blocks = 1, new_desc_blocks = 1 Performing an on-line resize of /dev/vg/lvtest to 786432 (4k) blocks. The filesystem on /dev/vg/lvtest is now 786432 blocks long. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/691726 Title: ext4 not able to online resize -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs