Disks - Partitions

[alexillsley]

Hi,
I have got a partion on my hard disk /var but i would like to resize it, i tryed to chnage its size in yast but it wont let me it says the disk is already mounted. So i goto shell and unmount:

server1:~ # umount /var
umount: /var: device is busy
umount: /var: device is busy
server1:~ #

Though it doesnt let me becuase the "drive is busy" . Do you know any live cd's i could use to change the partition size?

Thanks,
Alex

[fraginhell]

Have you tried booting to single user mode, I dont think It is mounted, in that case you can resize it from there, without using a live CD.

[alexillsley]

How would i do that?

[falko]

Originally Posted by alexillsley

Do you know any live cd's i could use to change the partition size?

Thanks,
Alex

Take a look here: http://www.howtoforge.com/partitioning_with_gparted

[alexillsley]

hey thanks for you help but in the end i reinstalled system for the 4th time, i have backups so know one lost there data . Its all fixed and working now
Thanks,
Alex

[Smalfish]

Resize partitions you can choose the MiniTool Partition Wizard,wchich not can resize partition well,but also can support many OS,such as:
Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit)
Windows Vista (32 & 64 bit)
Windows XP (32 & 64 bit)
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows Server 2008 (32 & 64 bit)
Windows Server 2003 (32 & 64 bit)
Windows 2000 Server Family