resizing LVM partitions

[Chris G]

On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 08:13:05PM -0400, yonas Abraham wrote:
> > Perform the resize operation on the LV before the FS
> 
>  I am quit  sure that you have to  shirk the FS first before you
> shirink the LV.  doing the otherway round can lead to lose of data.
> Read the lvresize man page to be sure "  You should therefore ensure
> that any filesystem on the volume is shrunk first so that the extents
> that are to be removed are  not  in use."
> 
> To avoid this confusion I like the system-config-lvm GUI. It does all
> for you in the correct order.
> 
Where does one find system-config-lvm, there isn't a 'config' item in
my 'system' menu.

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Chris Green