Thanks for growfs - phew.... me@small-host$ sudo umount /var/growing-app
operator@larger-host$ ssh small-host dump -0anu -f - -h 0 /dev/rwd1f | dd of=small-host_var_growing-app.dump operator@larger-host$ chflags nodump small-host_var_growing-app.dump operator@larger-host$ restore -if small-host_var_growing-app.dump # just checking... me@small-host$ disklabel -p G wd1 me@small-host$ sudo disklabel -E wd1 # increase the partition size with 'm f', then 'w', 'q' me@small-host$ growfs -N /dev/rwd1f me@small-host$ sudo growfs /dev/rwd1f me@small-host$ sudo fsck /dev/wd1f me@small-host$ sudo mount /var/growing-app me@small-host$ df me@small-host$ ls -lR /var/growing-app operator@larger-host$ rm small-host_var_growing-app.dump Happy, -- Craig Skinner | http://twitter.com/Craig_Skinner | http://linkd.in/yGqkv7