At 03:48 PM 1/4/2006, Jay Leafey wrote:
Robert Moskowitz wrote:
I selected the defaults in partitioning my drive and df -h shows:
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So what do I do? leave things alone Use a partition manager (whcih?) to adjust and create partitions Reinstall and select manual partitioning
First off, you are already using LVM, indicated by the presence of 'mapper' in the 'Filesystem' column of df. Conditionally, if this is for "kicking the tires" on Scalix, I would leave it alone and install Scalix on the system as-is.
I just finished the rebuild. Had to learn a bit about disk druid, Hope I got it right.
Now all I need is that tar command and I can get started with the mail install.
If you're installing Scalix for a production system, I would probably recommend that you reduce the size of the single logical volume for root and create separate logical volumes for /usr, /var, /tmp, /home, etc. The sizing would depend on just what the system would be doing. Having one big honking partition is simpler, true, but backing it up can be a pain. I usually size the partitions initially to "reasonable" numbers and use lvresize and ext2online/resize2fs to extend them as needed. There are some questions in my mind about logical volumes spread over multiple extents, but this hasn't been an issue for me yet.
It should be POSSIBLE to do this without a reload on your system. I have done it in the past by booting the distribution disk in rescue mode and playing games with resize2fs and lvresize. It's not "simple", mostly because you have to keep track of the bits and pieces you are moving. (Have I moved /home yet?) The devil lives in the detals!
My $.02, YMMV.
Jay Leafey - Memphis, TN jay.leafey@mindless.com
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