[H-GEN] altering disk partitions

[Mark Suter]

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Dale,

> Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hdd1               249871     39532    197439  17% /
> /dev/hda5              1249104     88500   1160604   8% /home
> /dev/hda1              8209164   3106304   5102860  38% /mnt/windows
> /dev/hdd7               421680      8863    391046   3% /tmp
> /dev/hdd5               845256    797612      4708 100% /usr
> /dev/hdd6               555564     51236    476108  10% /var
> 
> As you can see /usr is full - how do I re-allocate space from say /home 
> to /usr. I have seen it done on solaris at work - but for the life of me 
> I cant remember how it was done.

This isn't as simple as it sounds.  In this case, you're limited
to the "backup, reparition and restore" method if you want to
change the partition sizes.

In the interim, try the symlink solution...

*If* you've prepared in advance (which is what I suspect occurred
with the Solaris host at your work), then it's a straightforward
matter.  Search for "Logical Volume Management".

    http://www.google.com/search?q=Logical+Volume+Management

Yours sincerely,

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