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Offline senthilskj

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How to convert ext3 to ext2 and resize the ext3 filesystem
« on: December 28, 2006, 12:39:29 AM »
hi,
How to Resize the EXT3 Filesystem (/var partition) in Enterprise  server 3.
How to convert EXT3 TO EXT2 & Vice-versa.

pls work for me in detail



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Offline Ricky

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How to convert ext3 to ext2 and resize the ext3 filesystem
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2006, 05:34:15 PM »
look for qtparted.

Offline dragoncity99

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Re: How to convert ext3 to ext2 and resize the ext3 filesystem
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2008, 08:52:23 AM »
For ext3 to ext2, u dont have to do anything actually. U juz simply ignore the journal portion of data.

In other words, you juz need to mount your ext3 filesystem partitions as ext2 partition. Done.

But from ext2 to ext3, ur in big trouble......