SUMMARY: Resizing partitions without data loss

From: Salvador Ramirez <sram_at_profc.udec.CL>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 12:52:15 -0400 (CLT)

Hello,

 I wanted to resize swap and usr partitions without destroying
the data on them but it seems to be definitively not possible.
So the solutions are:

  - Goto to single user mode (swap is not used on that state),
    resize that partition, create a new one for usr (with the
    desired size), and then in multiuser mode use addvol/rmvol
    to leave usr_domain as desired. (this require advfs license).

  - To do a full installation of the operating system, making
    a backup up if necessary.

  - Others, with the same idea behind the first.

 I wonder if would be too difficult to create a software for
tru64 unix like the "Partition Magic" from Powerquest which
works for Windows platforms. I think much people would save
a lot of time with an application like this. It would be
possible to know details of implementation of advfs to allow
someone to make a software like this? people from Compaq?

Thanks to all who took the time to answer my question:

"William_Bochnik_at_acml.com" <William_Bochnik_at_acml.com>
"lebecb_at_post.ch" <lebecb_at_post.ch>
Paul Lambert <Paul.Lambert_at_perseus.co.uk>
Joe Fletcher <joe_at_meng.ucl.ac.uk>
Jim Fitzmaurice <jpfitz_at_fnal.gov>
"alan_at_nabeth.cxo.dec.com" <alan_at_nabeth.cxo.dec.com>
Dan Harrington <dan.harrington_at_av.com>

with best regards,

---sram
     "Don't listen to what I say; listen to what I mean!" --Feynman
Salvador Ramirez Flandes PROFC, Universidad de Concepcion, CHILE
http://www.profc.udec.cl/~sram mailto:sram_at_profc.udec.cl
Received on Thu Oct 04 2001 - 16:51:07 NZST

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