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Re: [Xen-users] setting-up lvm-based VMs on a non-LVM Lenny setup

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Simon Hobson <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Darko Petroviç wrote:
>>
>> You can still change it if you have enough free space. Boot a Linux distro
>> from Live CD (Ubuntu or Knoppix for instance) and start the partition
>> editor. You will be able to shrink your system so as to leave room for LVM
>> volumes.
>
> But be careful, in the *general* case, modifying partitions is usually a
> destructive thing - ie it will destroy whatever is in the partition. Unless
> the editor explicitly supports resizing a partition (and the filesystem
> within it) then you'll need to do some manual work - it's something I've
> done a few times.

IIRC Ubuntu Live CD has gparted, which can automate the manual work.

-- 
Fajar

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