4.2. Converting to an ext3 File System
4.2. Converting to an ext3 File System The tune2fs command converts an ext2 file system to ext3 . Note To convert ext2 to ext3, always use the e2fsck utility to check your file system before and after using tune2fs . Before trying to convert ext2 to ext3, back up all file systems in case any errors occur. In addition, Red Hat recommends creating a new ext3 file system and migrating data to it, instead of converting from ext2 to ext3 whenever possible. To convert an ext2 file system to ext3 , log in as root and type the following command in a terminal: block_device contains the ext2 file system to be converted. Issue the df command to display mounted file systems.
tune2fs -j block_device