[TriLUG] Modify LVM

[Matt Pusateri via TriLUG]

Also if you boot to a live cd/rescue cd then you wouldn't be working on a live system. 

Matt P

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> On Jan 24, 2016, at 9:02 PM, Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 8:50 PM, MvER - TrLUG via TriLUG
> <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>> Below is some data on my 750 GB disk, holding ubuntu 14.04, my /home
>> folder, etc.
>> The LVM GUI  tool shows unmounted /dev/sda2 with 698.40 GB, which I tend
>> not to believe, in my ignorance.
>> 
>> Anyhow, what I want to do is to expand /dev/sda5 to use 239.5 GB
>> currently listed as free space in ubuntu-vg.
>> 
>> I've been reading:
>> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/40702/how-to-manage-and-use-lvm-logical-volume-management-in-ubuntu/
>> and others, but am really fearful of working on the live disk with lots
>> of needed files in case I do it wrong with the various create and extend
>> commands.
>> 
>> I can supply output from sudo fdisk, etc upon request.
>> 
>> Anyone up for providing guidance?
>> 
>> 
>> mver at mver-RV415-RV515:~$ sudo df
>> 
>> Filesystem                       1K-blocks     Used Available Use%
>> Mounted on
>> udev                               4012060       12   4012048   1% /dev
>> tmpfs                               804444     1572    802872   1% /run
>> /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root       26704124 11114816  14209780  44% /
>> none                                     4        0         4   0%
>> /sys/fs/cgroup
>> none                                  5120        0      5120   0% /run/lock
>> none                               4022208      540   4021668   1% /run/shm
>> none                                102400       64    102336   1% /run/user
>> /dev/sda1                           240972   186388     42143  82% /boot
>> /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-home       25671996 21556176   4073224  85% /home
>> /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-docs      103081248 45715688  57244320  45%
>> /home/mver/docs
>> /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-tbird      25671996   601800  25027600   3%
>> /home/mver/.thunderbird
>> /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-winsamdta  25671996 18480568   7148832  73%
>> /home/mver/winsamdta
> 
>      What is the output for
> 
> sudo pvs
> sudo lvs
> 
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