18.03.20, 11:34 CET, François Patte:

> I need to extend my /home directory which is a logical volume.
> I read that I can use lvextend without unmounting the /home partition.
> But what about resize2fs that I must use after lvextend?

Yes, you can expand the size of a mounted ext-FS with resize2fs. [1]

Shrinking the does only work on an unmounted FS, though. But that's not
what you're going to do.

[1] (from man resize2fs)
>        The  resize2fs  program  will resize ext2, ext3, or ext4 file systems. 
>  It can be used to enlarge or shrink an unmounted file system
>        located on device.  If the filesystem is mounted, it can be used to 
> expand the size of the mounted filesystem, assuming  the  kernel
>        and the file system supports on-line resizing.  (Modern Linux 2.6 
> kernels will support on-line resize for file systems mounted using
>        ext3 and ext4; ext3 file systems will require the use of file systems 
> with the resize_inode feature enabled.)

-- 
Regards
  mks
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