On Tuesday 09 May 2006 09:19, Jerry Feldman wrote:
I have successfully resized and moved ReiserFS partitions with QTParted. There is also a utility, resize_reiserfs.
Hi Jerry, Thanks for the feedback. More tools in the kit bag are always nice to have... you never know when you'll need "just that one." I have to admit, though, my enthusiasm is a bit tempered by two factors: First, these tools introduce the opportunity to skip making backups, which for some people is too great a temptation to resist, particularly when they're inexperienced, too trusting and time is tight. Secondly, if one does make backups, it isn't very clear to me how much time is saved by moving/resizing versus deleting, recreating and restoring. It might be a wash but the moving/resizing process, itself, introduces another layer of complexity that IMHO increases the odds of something going amiss. That's just a "gut" reflex... maybe I'm wrong. I'll give them a try the next time I have an opportunity (after making backups.) Who knows? Maybe I'll be 'sold' into changing my ways! ;-) Thanks again! Carl