Support more VM types in qvm-grow-root

[nhlfr]

Currently qvm-grow-root can resize root.img for:

• template HVM-s
• HVM-s with are not template-based

And it's done by truncating of root.img. [1]

It's possible to support more VM types:

• template VM-s
• standalone VM-s

by truncating (on Dom0) and running resize2fs (on template/standalone VM).

The things above are described in documentation, but it would be nice to do them automatically in qvm-grow-root.

[1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-core-admin/blob/master/core-modules/01QubesHVm.py#L252

[nhlfr]

I cannot assign myself, but I would like to work on it.

[nhlfr]

I cannot assign myself, but I would like to work on it.

[marmarek]

On Sun, Oct 04, 2015 at 07:41:11AM -0700, Michal Rostecki wrote:

I cannot assign myself, but I would like to work on it.

Great! I'd be happy to accept a patch here :)

Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

[marmarek]

On Sun, Oct 04, 2015 at 07:41:11AM -0700, Michal Rostecki wrote:

I cannot assign myself, but I would like to work on it.

Great! I'd be happy to accept a patch here :)

Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

[marmarek]

Additionally I think it worth making it clear that VM would be started - this may be unexpected. Something like qvm-grow-root --allow-start, and without that option, it would refuse operation when VM startup is required. Or some other interface, but I would rather avoid interactive prompt.

[marmarek]

Additionally I think it worth making it clear that VM would be started - this may be unexpected. Something like qvm-grow-root --allow-start, and without that option, it would refuse operation when VM startup is required. Or some other interface, but I would rather avoid interactive prompt.

[marmarek]

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[marmarek]

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[marmarek]

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The package qubes-core-dom0-3.1.10-1.fc20 has been pushed to the r3.1 stable repository for dom0.
To install this update, please use the standard update command:

sudo qubes-dom0-update

Or update dom0 via Qubes Manager.

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[marmarek]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package qubes-core-dom0-3.1.10-1.fc20 has been pushed to the r3.1 stable repository for dom0.
To install this update, please use the standard update command:

sudo qubes-dom0-update

Or update dom0 via Qubes Manager.

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