[nylug-talk] resizing a partition without reinstalling

[Steven Lembark]

C Thala wrote:
> I have an RHEL 4 (x86_64) server where everything is located in /.
>
> I would like to make separate /usr, /var, and /opt partitions.

I normally create a rather small root, with /boot in it,
and mount the stuff that grows (especially /usr, /home,
/var) via LVM. If you use xfs then the filesystems can
be resized while mounted (a lifesaver for /var).

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