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Date:      Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:03:15 +0400
From:      milky india <milkyindia@gmail.com>
To:        Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-fs <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Need help with live system expansion (zfs+geli)
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On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 10:58 PM Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 12:52 PM milky india <milkyindia@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 10:43 PM Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 12:31 PM milky india <milkyindia@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Sorry about that, again - I'm not sure what you mean by bottom-post
> vs top-post.
> >> >
> >> > Be that as it may - I read the geli man page. I was specifically
> warned against using "geli resize" since it may not work as expected
> https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/how-to-extend-zfs-geli-encrypted-disk-space-not-showing.86447/post-581642
> >> > Is this advise wrong?
> >> > > "The geli has autoresize flag which will handle the new provider
> size after gpart resize command."
> >> > followed by
> >> > > You are right, no geli resize needed.
> >> >
> >> > What would be the correct sequence of commands to fix this - Simply
> "geli resize" ? (the -s option seems to be additional, will it figure it
> out without providing s?)
> >> >
> >> > On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 10:20 PM Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> top-posting is where you insert your reply above the previous email.
> >> Bottom posting is where you insert your reply below it, like I'm
> >> doing.  The forum user said that you shouldn't need to run "geli
> >> resize" because the AUTORESIZE flag is on.  But as you can see from
> >> your "geli list" output, it's actually off.  So you need to run "geli
> >> resize".  The "-s" flag should be unnecessary since your provider is
> >> already online.  At any rate, you can try it both ways.  You might
> >> want to make a copy of /var/backups/ada0p3.eli, just in case you make
> >> a mistake.
> >
> > Thanks - I hope I am bottom posting this as was expected of me.
> >
> > So if I understand correctly the AUTORESIZE flag is present for adaop2
> and NOT for adap3 (which is the partition we are concerned about) - hence
> the advice given to not use "geli resize" isn't applicable here. Am I
> understanding this correctly?
>
> Yes
>
> >
> > > So you need to run "geli resize"
> > Is this the only command that I need to run to resize my geli partition?
>
> Yes
>
> >
> > > The "-s" flag should be unnecessary since your provider is
> > already online.
> > Ok thanks.
> >
> > >You might want to make a copy of /var/backups/ada0p3.eli, just in case
> you make a mistake.
> > Don't have the luxury of backup currently.
>
> Um, ok.  I can't guess why you aren't able to do that, but it isn't
> strictly necessary.
>
> >
> > I suppose at the end of it - if this works - "geli list" would reflect
> the size to be 458G? (vs 290G currently)
> > And that's the output I can trust to have solved the issue - or is there
> more to it?
>
> Yes.
>
> The "-s" flag should be unnecessary since your provider is already online.
When I try to run "geli resize /dev/ada0p3.eli" it complains. So I guess
options s is must ? If yes - do I need to put in the exact size down to
bytes from the output of geli list ? Under "Mediasize" ?
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"color:rgb(80,0,80)">=C2=A0=
<br></span></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g=
mail_attr">On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 10:58 PM Alan Somers &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:asomers@freebsd.org">asomers@freebsd.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1p=
x solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 12:52 PM=
 milky india &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:milkyindia@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">=
milkyindia@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 10:43 PM Alan Somers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aso=
mers@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">asomers@freebsd.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 12:31 PM milky india &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:milkyindia@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">milkyindia@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote=
:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; Sorry about that, again - I&#39;m not sure what you mean by b=
ottom-post vs top-post.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; Be that as it may - I read the geli man page. I was specifica=
lly warned against using &quot;geli resize&quot; since it may not work as e=
xpected <a href=3D"https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/how-to-extend-zfs-gel=
i-encrypted-disk-space-not-showing.86447/post-581642" rel=3D"noreferrer" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/how-to-extend-zfs-geli-e=
ncrypted-disk-space-not-showing.86447/post-581642</a><br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; Is this advise wrong?<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &quot;The geli has autoresize flag which will handle the=
 new provider size after gpart resize command.&quot;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; followed by<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; You are right, no geli resize needed.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; What would be the correct sequence of commands to fix this - =
Simply &quot;geli resize&quot; ? (the -s option seems to be additional, wil=
l it figure it out without providing s?)<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 10:20 PM Alan Somers &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:asomers@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">asomers@freebsd.org</a>&gt; wr=
ote:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; top-posting is where you insert your reply above the previous emai=
l.<br>
&gt;&gt; Bottom posting is where you insert your reply below it, like I&#39=
;m<br>
&gt;&gt; doing.=C2=A0 The forum user said that you shouldn&#39;t need to ru=
n &quot;geli<br>
&gt;&gt; resize&quot; because the AUTORESIZE flag is on.=C2=A0 But as you c=
an see from<br>
&gt;&gt; your &quot;geli list&quot; output, it&#39;s actually off.=C2=A0 So=
 you need to run &quot;geli<br>
&gt;&gt; resize&quot;.=C2=A0 The &quot;-s&quot; flag should be unnecessary =
since your provider is<br>
&gt;&gt; already online.=C2=A0 At any rate, you can try it both ways.=C2=A0=
 You might<br>
&gt;&gt; want to make a copy of /var/backups/ada0p3.eli, just in case you m=
ake<br>
&gt;&gt; a mistake.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Thanks - I hope I am bottom posting this as was expected of me.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; So if I understand correctly the AUTORESIZE flag is present for adaop2=
 and NOT for adap3 (which is the partition we are concerned about) - hence =
the advice given to not use &quot;geli resize&quot; isn&#39;t applicable he=
re. Am I understanding this correctly?<br>
<br>
Yes<br>
<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; So you need to run &quot;geli resize&quot;<br>
&gt; Is this the only command that I need to run to resize my geli partitio=
n?<br>
<br>
Yes<br>
<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; The &quot;-s&quot; flag should be unnecessary since your provider=
 is<br>
&gt; already online.<br>
&gt; Ok thanks.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;You might want to make a copy of /var/backups/ada0p3.eli, just in =
case you make a mistake.<br>
&gt; Don&#39;t have the luxury of backup currently.<br>
<br>
Um, ok.=C2=A0 I can&#39;t guess why you aren&#39;t able to do that, but it =
isn&#39;t<br>
strictly necessary.<br>
<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I suppose at the end of it - if this works - &quot;geli list&quot; wou=
ld reflect the size to be 458G? (vs 290G currently)<br>
&gt; And that&#39;s the output I can trust to have solved the issue - or is=
 there more to it?<br>
<br>
Yes.<br></blockquote><span style=3D"color:rgb(80,0,80)">&gt; The &quot;-s&q=
uot; flag should be unnecessary since your provider is=C2=A0</span><span st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(80,0,80)">already online.</span><div><span style=3D"color:=
rgb(80,0,80)">When I try to run &quot;</span>geli resize /dev/ada0p3.eli&qu=
ot; it complains. So I guess options s is must ? If yes - do I need to put =
in the exact size down to bytes from the output of geli list ? Under &quot;=
Mediasize&quot; ?</div><div>---------------------------------------</div><d=
iv>geli: Option &#39;s&#39; not specified.<br></div><div>------------------=
----------------------=C2=A0</div></div></div>

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