[NTLUG:Discuss] Software RAID using file "device"?

[Stuart Johnston]

Pat Regan wrote:
> Stuart Johnston wrote:
> 
>>I did use LVM (see OP) but since I can't shrink the file system with the 
>>free space available (/), LVM doesn't help.  Now if I had created a 
>>large /tmp (for example), I'd be good to go.
>>
> 
> 
> Any reason you cannot boot from a rescue cd/floppy and do an ext2resize
> from there?

Because that would require physical access to the machine which is a hassle.