Thread: Resizing a GPT partition with a ext4 filesystem
i'm trying resize (grow) large (3tb) gpt partition ext4 filesystem on ubuntu server 9.10 amd64.
i'm having problems figuring out tools use, , sheer amount of information returned googling has left me bit confused. far have boiled down following:
- can't use fdisk resize partition because fdisk doesn't support partitions larger 2tb
- can't use gparted because:
1) it's headless server , don't have physical access right now.
2) developers of gparted have issued warning regarding ext4 filesystems: http://gparted-forum.surf4.info/viewtopic.php?id=13960- best bet seems parted resize command , resize2fs, if have understood manual parted correctly
man page parted says:
does mean parted resize partition , don't touch filesystem (leaving me use resize2fs) or mean won't work @ all?known issues
ext3 filesystem functionality not work. manage ext3 type filesystems use tools resize2fs(8 ) or mke2fs(8 ). note supported ext2 filesystem
deprecated once ext3 support finalized. further note ext3 support have limited functionality yet defined. use tools resize2fs(8 ) and
mke2fs(8 ) manage these types of filesystems.
the windows based partition manger whoever owns these days can resize partitions , recognized linux partitions. no sure if supports gpt yet.
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