jim0409 · May 2, 2021 06:11 · Mar 28, 2017 · Mar 28, 2017 · Mar 26, 2017 · Mar 26, 2017
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -58,4 +58,10 @@ rm -rf /temp
 ```
 
 ## Step 9 - Remove the entry from /etc/fstab
-Using your preferred text editor, ensure you open `/etc/fstab` and remove the line for /dev/mapper/cl-home.
+Using your preferred text editor, ensure you open `/etc/fstab` and remove the line for /dev/mapper/cl-home.
+
+## Step 10 - Don't miss this!
+Run the following command to sync systemd up with the changes.
+```bash
+dracut --regenerate-all --force
+```
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -55,4 +55,7 @@ cp -a /temp/home /
 ## Step 8 - Remove the temporary location
 ```bash
 rm -rf /temp
-```
+```
+
+## Step 9 - Remove the entry from /etc/fstab
+Using your preferred text editor, ensure you open `/etc/fstab` and remove the line for /dev/mapper/cl-home.
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Remove /home partition on CentOS 7 Online
-This requires you to be able to ssh into the instance using the root user account and that no services be running as users out of /home.
+# Resize root partition (or how to remove the default /home partition) on CentOS 7 online
+This requires you to be able to ssh into the instance using the root user account and that no services be running as users out of /home on the target machine.
 
-The examples are from a default installation with no customation-you NEED to know what you're working with for partitions to not mess this up.
+The examples are from a default installation with no customation-you NEED to know what you're working with for volumes/partitions to not horribly break things.
 
 By default, CentOS 7 uses XFS for the file system and Logical Volume Manager (LVM), creating 3 partitions: `/`,`/home` and 
 

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -45,4 +45,14 @@ lvextend -L+406G /dev/cl/root
 ## Step 6 - Resize the root partition
 ```bash
 xfs_growfs /dev/mapper/cl-root
+```
+
+## Step 7 - Copy the /home contents back into the /home directory
+```bash
+cp -a /temp/home /
+```
+
+## Step 8 - Remove the temporary location
+```bash
+rm -rf /temp
 ```
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -18,12 +18,31 @@ Once that is finished at your back at the prompt, you can proceed to step 2.
 umount -fl /home
 ```
 
-## Step 3 - Remove the logical volume
+## Step 3 - Note the size of the home LVM volume
+We run the `lvs` command to display the attributes of the LVM volumes
+```bash
+lvs
+```
+Sample output:  
+```bash
+  LV   VG Attr       LSize   Pool Origin Data%  Meta%  Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
+  home cl -wi-a----- 406.94g
+  root cl -wi-ao----  50.00g
+  swap cl -wi-ao----   7.81g
+```
+
+## Step 4 - Remove the home LVM volume
 ```bash
 lvremove /dev/cl/home
 ```
 
-## Step 4 - Resize the root partition
+## Step 5 - Resize the root LVM volume
+Based on the output of `lvs` above, I can safely extend the root LVM by 406GiB.  
+```bash
+lvextend -L+406G /dev/cl/root
+```
+
+## Step 6 - Resize the root partition
 ```bash
 xfs_growfs /dev/mapper/cl-root
 ```
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Remove /home partition on CentOS 7 Online
+This requires you to be able to ssh into the instance using the root user account and that no services be running as users out of /home.
+
+The examples are from a default installation with no customation-you NEED to know what you're working with for partitions to not mess this up.
+
+By default, CentOS 7 uses XFS for the file system and Logical Volume Manager (LVM), creating 3 partitions: `/`,`/home` and 
+
+## Step 1 - Copy /home Contents
+To backup the contents of /home, do the following:
+```bash
+mkdir /temp
+cp -a /home /temp/
+```
+Once that is finished at your back at the prompt, you can proceed to step 2.  
+
+## Step 2 - Unmount the /home directory
+```bash
+umount -fl /home
+```
+
+## Step 3 - Remove the logical volume
+```bash
+lvremove /dev/cl/home
+```
+
+## Step 4 - Resize the root partition
+```bash
+xfs_growfs /dev/mapper/cl-root
+```