====== Logical Volume Manager (LVM) ====== ===== Reducing Logical Volume ===== - Unmount Logical Volume (LV) containing the filesystem which you want to resize.# umount /dev/lv/home - Check the filesystem with e2fsck first.# e2fsck -f /dev/lv/home - Resize the filesystem.# resize2fs /dev/lv/home 9G - Resize LV.# lvresize -L10G /dev/lv/home - Check the status of the LV.# lvdisplay /dev/q/home - Check and resize filesystem to the maximum size of LV.# e2fsck -f /dev/lv/home # resize2fs /dev/lv/home ===== Growing Logical Volume ===== - Unmount LV containing the filesystem which you want to resize.# umount /dev/lv/data - Check the filesystem with e2fsck first.# e2fsck -f /dev/lv/data - Check the remaining free physical extents.# vgdisplay - Resize the LV.# lvresize -L +50,01G /dev/lv/data - Check and resize filesystem to the maximum size of LV.# e2fsck -f /dev/lv/data # resize2fs /dev/lv/data