root on CentOS with LVM

This guide walks you through backing up the /home partition, editing /etc/fstab to prevent boot errors, uninstalling /home, removing its logical volume, and then extending the /root logical volume and filesystem on a CentOS system using LVM tools such as vgdisplay, lvextend, and xfs_growfs.

CentOSFilesystemHome Unmount

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How to Safely Remove /home and Expand /root on CentOS with LVM

Liangxu Linux

Feb 4, 2022 · Operations

Step-by-Step Guide to Expanding Linux Root Partition with LVM

This tutorial walks you through checking disk usage, adding a new disk, creating a physical volume, extending the volume group and logical volume, and finally resizing the XFS filesystem on a CentOS system to successfully enlarge the root partition.

CentOSLVMRoot Expansion

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Step-by-Step Guide to Expanding Linux Root Partition with LVM

Liangxu Linux

Oct 2, 2019 · Operations

How to Shrink /home and Expand Root on CentOS 7

This guide walks through diagnosing a busy /home mount, installing missing tools, safely unmounting, resizing the home partition, installing XFS utilities, and finally expanding the root filesystem on a CentOS 7 server.

CentOSFilesystemHome Directory

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How to Safely Remove /home and Expand /root on CentOS with LVM

Step-by-Step Guide to Expanding Linux Root Partition with LVM

How to Shrink /home and Expand Root on CentOS 7

How to Shrink /home and Expand Root on CentOS 7