Please see the results below.

> > > [root@np ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
> > > CentOS release 5.2 (Final)
> > > [root@np ~]# uname -a
> > > Linux np.net 2.6.18-92.1.18.el5 #1 SMP Wed Nov 12 09:19:49 EST 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> > > [root@np ~]#


Fyi & Thanks,
Joey

Well, you are still running 5.2. I would advise doing a backup of anything important and then applying the updates. After you reboot (necessary whenever kernel is updated) there will probably be more updates (5.2->5.3, then 5.3 updates). Although I have not updated a Centos system that was two dot releases behind before.

You should set up a maintenance schedule to keep your system up with current updates. As a rough guess I would say at least once a month(probably more often) do backups and apply updates.

Well, you are still running 5.2. I would advise doing a backup of anything important and then applying the updates. After you reboot (necessary whenever kernel is updated) there will probably be more updates (5.2->5.3, then 5.3 updates). Although I have not updated a Centos system that was two dot releases behind before.

You should set up a maintenance schedule to keep your system up with current updates. As a rough guess I would say at least once a month(probably more often) do backups and apply updates.

Thank you for your advise! But before we start the updates i would like to mount first the entire 2nd harddisk, this will be use as back up and get a bigger available space from harddisk 1.

Kindly provide us the complete syntax to do this job. For your reference please see below the latest update from fdisk -l.

login as: root
root@192.168.1.6's password:
Last login: Fri Jan 8 09:34:11 2010
[root@np ~]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 14 9729 78043770 8e Linux LVM

Disk /dev/hdd: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdd1 1 100 803218+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdd2 5100 9728 37182442+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
[root@np ~]# more /etc/fstab
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap swap defaults 0 0
[root@np ~]#

You still not have stated(that I can see) if you need to retain the information on the MS drive or not. If you do, look back to post #12. If you do not, it would be easier to redo the partition as a Linux drive (gparted is great for this) and mount it just like you did the other partition.

You still not have stated(that I can see) if you need to retain the information on the MS drive or not. If you do, look back to post #12. If you do not, it would be easier to redo the partition as a Linux drive (gparted is great for this) and mount it just like you did the other partition.

You still not have stated(that I can see) if you need to retain the information on the MS drive or not. If you do, look back to post #12. If you do not, it would be easier to redo the partition as a Linux drive (gparted is great for this) and mount it just like you did the other partition.

OK, i would prefer to redo the partition as a Linux drive for my 2nd Harddisk (entire harddrive), i need more available space for my Linux Server. Did you mentioned about the "gparted" is great for this, could you give me the complete syntax to complete this job.

Many thanks,
More Power!

gparted is a GUI application---no syntax to worry about.

If it is not already installed, it should be available using the package manager.

Also, it comes as a stand-alone bootable CD. Good thing to have in your bag o'tricks......

Gparted is available from the epel repo.

It is pretty easy to run. Fire it up(applications->System Tools->Gparted). Select the drive you want, select the partition you want, then Partition->Format to(usually Ext3). It will take a while. After that mount it just like you did the other one. You cannot work on a mounted partition, which should give you some protection here as you stated the partition was not mounted.

Gparted is available from the epel repo.

It is pretty easy to run. Fire it up(applications->System Tools->Gparted). Select the drive you want, select the partition you want, then Partition->Format to(usually Ext3). It will take a while. After that mount it just like you did the other one. You cannot work on a mounted partition, which should give you some protection here as you stated the partition was not mounted.

Hi,

I tried to install the Gparted but the system requires online updates, my questions is, " is it safe to run these updates to be able to install the gparted?" i have to install the 2nd harddisk because i have noticed the files getting bigger and bigger everyday and infact the available space is only 1.7 GB.
How do i know what specific files or data is getting bigger everyday, those files in Samba is not changing their sizes? please help thanks