Is it possible to reduce the size of a already created
partition? If yes how......please post solution for me
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Answer / sampu
GNU parted is a tool is used to resize the partition size
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yah it is possible to reduce the size of already created
partition ......by LVM reduce ok
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Answer / kaushik_nag(manit)
it is Only and Only possible when u create partion by
LVM.....otherwise not.....but there may be some thrid party
tool..........
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Answer / rajkumar.p
The partition id should be 8e(lvm) then only we can reduce.
otherwise it's not possible to reduce the size of normal
partition.
Regards,
Rajkumar.
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Answer / jeet
Yes, Kaushik is right
It is possible only when if we create LVM partion (8e)
while installation of linux or while creating parting in at
the begining.
8e is the partition type name for LVM (Logical Volume
Management)
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Answer / mahendra
yes, it only possible only in lvm otherwise we can delete
and again create partition
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Answer / velmani
It is possible to reduce the partition...
There is an tool called parted...Using that we can reduce the partition size in linux machine..Even thought if it is not the LVM partition, it is possible to reduce...
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Answer / shibasis nayak
It can be possible to reduce the mounted file system which mounted partition.
1)unmount the file system.
2)then run fsck or e2fsck or xfs_repair based on os version with respect to partition.
3)then reduce the partition size and run fsck or e2fsck again and mount with respect to file system.
4)make sure take backup before doing this activity to avoid any gap.
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