Ext3 users - Apr 2001 - increasing the size of the journal data file

Hi all

I'm running succesfully 2.2.19pre13ext3

as mentioned in the subject line, I would like to increase the journal file

I have the jfs/* and ext3/* files and I believe that:


+ asigning a new journal (-o journal=[new inode or increased inode]) data can
solve it

+ increasing the actual file _appending zeroes_ to it can be used to increase
it online, however the new space will not be used _until next mount_

am I right?


Thanks in advance for your reply, any comment will be greatly appreciated

regards


		Ulisses


PD: I think it would be cool to add this info to ext3 related readme files

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Ulisses writes:
> I'm running succesfully 2.2.19pre13ext3
> 
> as mentioned in the subject line, I would like to increase the journal file
> 
> I have the jfs/* and ext3/* files and I believe that:
> 
> 
> + asigning a new journal (-o journal=[new inode or increased inode])
> data can solve it
You also need to add "noload" flag, or it will continue to use old
journal.
> + increasing the actual file _appending zeroes_ to it can be used to
increase
> it online, however the new space will not be used _until next mount_
No, it will not check for more space in the journal.  You need to do
"noload, journal=<old journal inum>" to have it re-create the
journal.

You can also do "tune2fs -O ^has_journal; e2fsck <dev>; tune2fs -J
<new_size>"
to delete and re-create the journal.
> PD: I think it would be cool to add this info to ext3 related readme files
Out of curiosity, why do you want a larger journal?

Cheers, Andreas
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Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 16:41:38 +0200
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Subject: increasing the size of the journal data file
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Hi all

I'm running succesfully 2.2.19pre13ext3

as mentioned in the subject line, I would like to increase the journal file

I have the jfs/* and ext3/* files and I believe that:


+ asigning a new journal (-o journal=[new inode or increased inode]) data can
solve it

+ increasing the actual file _appending zeroes_ to it can be used to increase
it online, however the new space will not be used _until next mount_

am I right?


Thanks in advance for your reply, any comment will be greatly appreciated

regards


		Ulisses


PD: I think it would be cool to add this info to ext3 related readme files

                Debian GNU/Linux: a dream come true
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Computers are useless. They can only give answers."            Pablo
Picasso

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Hi all

I'm running succesfully 2.2.19pre13ext3

as mentioned in the subject line, I would like to increase the journal file

I have the jfs/* and ext3/* files and I believe that:


+ asigning a new journal (-o journal=[new inode or increased inode]) data can
solve it

+ increasing the actual file _appending zeroes_ to it can be used to increase
it online, however the new space will not be used _until next mount_

am I right?


Thanks in advance for your reply, any comment will be greatly appreciated

regards


		Ulisses


PD: I think it would be cool to add this info to ext3 related readme files