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Diffstat (limited to 'cloudinit/config/cc_growpart.py')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_growpart.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_growpart.py index 621df0ac..9f338ad1 100644 --- a/cloudinit/config/cc_growpart.py +++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_growpart.py @@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ This is useful for cloud instances with a larger amount of disk space available than the pristine image uses, as it allows the instance to automatically make use of the extra space. -The devices run growpart on are specified as a list under the ``devices`` key. -Each entry in the devices list can be either the path to the device's -mountpoint in the filesystem or a path to the block device in ``/dev``. +The devices on which to run growpart are specified as a list under the +``devices`` key. Each entry in the devices list can be either the path to the +device's mountpoint in the filesystem or a path to the block device in +``/dev``. The utility to use for resizing can be selected using the ``mode`` config key. -If ``mode`` key is set to ``auto``, then any available utility (either +If the ``mode`` key is set to ``auto``, then any available utility (either ``growpart`` or BSD ``gpart``) will be used. If neither utility is available, no error will be raised. If ``mode`` is set to ``growpart``, then the ``growpart`` utility will be used. If this utility is not available on the @@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ where one tool is able to function and the other is not. The default configuration for both should work for most cloud instances. To explicitly prevent ``cloud-initramfs-tools`` from running ``growroot``, the file ``/etc/growroot-disabled`` can be created. By default, both ``growroot`` and -``cc_growpart`` will check for the existance of this file and will not run if +``cc_growpart`` will check for the existence of this file and will not run if it is present. However, this file can be ignored for ``cc_growpart`` by setting ``ignore_growroot_disabled`` to ``true``. For more information on ``cloud-initramfs-tools`` see: https://launchpad.net/cloud-initramfs-tools |