Solaris

Ok that sounds like an alternative option. I'll look into that. I assume you mean ufsdump and ufsrestore.

Indeed.

@mjminal,

I had increase the root file system on solaris 10.. without a pain. Its the utility which is available to increase the cylinder starting/ending count.

#format,
then go for p(for print)
print>p (for print again),

Now select the slice number, which will be 0
go ahead to specify the cylinder end count, which results in increasing the cylinder count which reflects on the '/' overall size being increased.

Pls let me knw if this worked for you, it did for me..

@solaris040:
- What you suggest isn't enough to increase the root file system. You are missing the growfs command.
- It doesn't apply to the OP case as increasing the cylinder count will grow slice 0 by its ending, not its beginning.

The growfs would help if we are adding an additional memory to the root.

What I was lookin at is to have the space available within the disk to be added to root by increasing that count.

may be ur to loose ur file system