[COLUG] Unmounting /var on debian?

[Duane]

Linux User wrote:
> I have a debian 4.0 box with two disks using lvm2 and ext3.  The /var
> partition is too small.  I increased the logical volume containing /var
> without any trouble.  The problem is that I can't umount /var even after
> booting in single user mode.  I don't see anything open with lsof, yet
> umount reports device busy.  Unless I can umount /var I can't adjust the
> filesystem to take advantage of the larger logical volume.  The in place
> filesystem adjustment didn't work.

What is the file system type? Some can be resized without unmounting
them, alternatively you can use some kind of rescue to boot them, or
this might work during boot up.

change the init= to be init=/bin/sh this should skip the bits that mount
everything etc.

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