Converting ext2 to ext3:
For example, if you are upgrading /dev/sda2 that is mounted as /home, from ext2 to ext3, do the following.
#umount /dev/sda2
#tune2fs -j /dev/sda2
#mount /dev/sda2 /home
Reverting ext3 to ext2 :
#umount /dev/sda2
#tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/sda2
#e2fsck -y /dev/sda2
#mount -t ext2 /dev/sda2 /home
#rm -f .journal
For example, if you are upgrading /dev/sda2 that is mounted as /home, from ext2 to ext3, do the following.
#umount /dev/sda2
#tune2fs -j /dev/sda2
#mount /dev/sda2 /home
Reverting ext3 to ext2 :
#umount /dev/sda2
#tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/sda2
#e2fsck -y /dev/sda2
#mount -t ext2 /dev/sda2 /home
#rm -f .journal
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