yls177@hotmail.com wrote:

>"LetsFindaDeal" <ccc@caraudio.com> wrote in message
>news:<NRhIc.867486$Ar.862429@twister01.bloor.is.n et.cable.rogers.com>...
>> yes you can. Of course its always a good idea to have a backup. check
>> 1vreduce (1m) in man.
>>
>> "yls177" <yls177@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:c06e4d68.0407102036.d4d6603@posting.google.co m...
>> > is it possible to reduce the size of the logical volume without the
>> > risk of losing data?
>> >
>> > in sam, there are no reduce option.
>
>i cant do it in sam?

A logical volume is a container. If you lop it off to a smaller size without
first reducing what it contains, then you risk losing/corrupting the contents
eg a filesystem.