Resize Device

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Is it possible to resize a Linux Native partition with mount point of “/”?

When I try to unmount the device it tells me that it is busy.

2

use either a livecd,Gparted or partimage. you cannot resize a drive with the system running, especially root’s partition

Andy

3

I would suggest using SystemRescueCD as it contains several useful tools beyond Gparted and can be stuck in a cd case for future hard drive problems. If you just want to resize the partition then you can use the Gparted LiveCD directly.

Good Luck

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deltaflyer44 wrote:
> use either a livecd,Gparted or partimage. you cannot resize a drive with
> the system running, especially root’s partition

Depends on what version of SUSE you are running, what filesystem, etc.
It is possible to resize /. But only LARGER. Shrinking does mean
booting a rescue CD (for example, CD1 of your favorite SUSE, boot rescue)
and doing the shrinking with the device offline.

Shrinking isn’t bad if the filesystem is on a logical volume.
You resize the filesystem, resize the LV and then grow the
filesystem back up to fill the tiny “safety” gap (hope you
left one!).