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falko · #2 10th July 2006, 12:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdd_topdog

Here are my questions:
1. Can I resize /home partition, ext3 file system, and create a new partition with mount point /var?
2. Is there a way to resize the partition and file system at the same time?
3. Or can I rename /backup mount point to /var?

You can try to reconfigure your partitions with

Code:

cfdisk

But please keep in mind that it's possible that you lose data!