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resize virtualbox image
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vbox_management
# resize
# 25600 = 25 * 1024MB
VBoxManage clonehd "NAME.vmdk" "NAME_CLONE.vdi" --format vdi
VBoxManage modifyhd "NAME_CLONE.vdi" --resize 25600
VBoxManage clonehd "NAME_CLONE.vdi" "NAME1.vmdk" --format vmdk
# download gparted iso and mount it in virtualbox
# extend the partition in gparted, apply changes
# unmount the iso
# reboot the machine
sudo su
lvm vgdisplay
# => Free PE / Size 122880 / 480.00 GiB
lvm lvdisplay /dev/VolGroup/lv_root
# => Current LE 3978
# Calculate the sum of the values above. In this case : 122880 + 3978 = 126858 <- will be used in the next command
lvm lvresize -l 126858 /dev/VolGroup/lv_root
resize2fs /dev/VolGroup/lv_root
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