[plug] Resizing an EXT4 filesystem

Nicholas Lloyd - HESWA nic at heswa.com.au
Thu Nov 9 16:30:11 AWST 2017


Hi Richard,

 

This may be helpful to you.  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNU_Parted#Resizing_partitions

 

You need to make sure file system isn’t mounted, resize the partition, then resize the filesystem.

 

 

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From: plug [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf Of Richard Meyer
Sent: Thursday, 9 November 2017 4:19 PM
To: PLUG
Subject: [plug] Resizing an EXT4 filesystem

 


Hi all,

Finally a gutsy Linux question (sans networks or printers).

I have a large-ish hard drive and have a partition I want to enlarge.

Let's say it looks like this






 
fdisk /dev/sdc -l
 
Disk /dev/sdc: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0002e0d1
 
   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1            2048    31455231    15726592   83  Linux
/dev/sdc2        31455232  3907028991  1937786880    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdc5        31457280    39841791     4192256   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdc6        39843840   459266047   209711104   83  Linux
/dev/sdc7       459266283  2302467929   921600823+  83  Linux
 
 
 
When checking out the disk and looking for free space, I did this
 
 

 
fdisk /dev/sdc 
 
Command (m for help): p
 
Disk /dev/sdc: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0002e0d1
 
   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1            2048    31455231    15726592   83  Linux
/dev/sdc2        31455232  3907028991  1937786880    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdc5        31457280    39841791     4192256   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdc6        39843840   459266047   209711104   83  Linux
/dev/sdc7       459266283  2302467929   921600823+  83  Linux
 
Command (m for help): h
h: unknown command
Command action
   a   toggle a bootable flag
   b   edit bsd disklabel
   c   toggle the dos compatibility flag
   d   delete a partition
   l   list known partition types
   m   print this menu
   n   add a new partition
   o   create a new empty DOS partition table
   p   print the partition table
   q   quit without saving changes
   s   create a new empty Sun disklabel
   t   change a partition's system id
   u   change display/entry units
   v   verify the partition table
   w   write table to disk and exit
   x   extra functionality (experts only)
 
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
   p   primary (1 primary, 1 extended, 2 free)
   l   logical (numbered from 5)
Select (default p): l
Adding logical partition 8
First sector (2302469978-3907028991, default 2302469978): 
Using default value 2302469978
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2302469978-3907028991, default 3907028991): 
Using default value 3907028991
 
Command (m for help): q

 
 
So there's a lot of free space behind sdc7
 
Now, my question is - how do I grow sdc7 to contain all that space and get the ext4 filesystem to recognise it?
 
Thanks in advance.






 
-- 
Richard Meyer
 
As the ghost of a sceptic, I tend to stay pretty quiet.
 
Linux Counter user #306629

 

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