Re: [tlug] LVM2 and resizing partition

[Tobias Diedrich <ranma@example.com>]

Curt Sampson wrote:
> I would probably create a new, overlapping partition, verify that that
> works (booting up in single-user read-only mode or from a CD, and doing
> an fsck on volume and dd from the volume to /dev/null--I assume that
> Linux will check partition boundaries and generate an error if one tries
> to read past them), and then switch the system to that before deleting
> the old one. This ensures that you always have the unmodified original
> partition entry around in case you mess up the new one.

If you have the free space, sure, that's the best way to do it.
But as he said he wanted to resize the physical volume to get space
for a new partition, so I think he can't use that method. ;)

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