https://rickymoorhouse.uk/tags/linux/ Recent content in Linux on Ricky Moorhouse Hugo en-gb Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:08:34 +0000 https://rickymoorhouse.uk/blog/2009/linux-extend-filesystem/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:08:34 +0000 https://rickymoorhouse.uk/blog/2009/linux-extend-filesystem/ <p><code>lvextend -L +2G /dev/basevg/var_lib_mysql</code></p> <p>Add 2GB to the logical volume var_lib_mysql in basevg</p> <p><code>resize2fs /dev/basevg/var_lib_mysql</code></p> <p>Resize the filesystem /dev/basevg/var_lib_mysql</p> <h4 id="other-useful-commands">Other useful commands:</h4> <p>vgs</p> <pre><code>list volume groups </code></pre> <p>lvs</p> <pre><code>list logical volumes </code></pre> https://rickymoorhouse.uk/blog/2009/linux-what-is-using-up-disk-space/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:50:43 +0000 https://rickymoorhouse.uk/blog/2009/linux-what-is-using-up-disk-space/ <p><code>du -m | sort -nr | head</code></p> <p>du -m</p> <pre><code>summarises disk usage from current path recursively (in megabytes) </code></pre> <p>sort -nr sorts the output numerically in reverse</p> <p>head restricts output to the top 10 lines</p> <p>adapted from <a href="http://linuxreviews.org/quicktips/chkdirsizes/">Linux Reviews</a></p> https://rickymoorhouse.uk/blog/2008/extending-a-logical-volume-using-reiserfs/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:08:20 +0000 https://rickymoorhouse.uk/blog/2008/extending-a-logical-volume-using-reiserfs/ <p>Just recording this so I can find it again!</p> <p>` <strong>nandu:~ #</strong> lvextend -L +2G <em>/dev/basevg/opt</em></p> <pre><code> Extending logical volume opt to 5.00 GB Logical volume opt successfully resized **nandu:~ #** resize_reiserfs _/dev/basevg/opt_ resize_reiserfs 3.6.19 (2003 www.namesys.com) resize_reiserfs: On-line resizing finished successfully. **nandu:~ #** </code></pre> <p>`</p>