--- title: SIRP Root Partition Resize description: SIRP root partition resize requires user to execute commands having sudo rights first. --- [Skip to content](https://content.sirp.io/knowledge-base/sirp-root-partition-resize-help-center-sirp#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Customer portal](https://content.sirp.io/customer-portal?hsLang=en) [![SIRP-Logo-4c-KO](https://content.sirp.io/hs-fs/hubfs/SIRP-Logo-4c-KO.png?width=200&height=90&name=SIRP-Logo-4c-KO.png)](https://sirp.io/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Customer portal](https://content.sirp.io/customer-portal) - [Contact us](https://content.sirp.io/customer-portal/new) [Contact us](https://content.sirp.io/customer-portal/new?hsLang=en) What would you like to automate today? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [SIRP Help Center](https://content.sirp.io/knowledge-base?hsLang=en) 2. [Admin Guide](https://content.sirp.io/knowledge-base/admin-guide?hsLang=en) # SIRP Root Partition Resize SIRP root partition resize requires user to execute commands having sudo rights first. [![](https://content.sirp.io/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/image-Jul-11-2025-11-55-43-9480-AM.png)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/462007846/f0148204d70f04c42cf2875e/image.png?expires=1752237000&signature=ab4fa57437f35efd070f9654884b475bbe2d72ed0c0ff690340d326325b6a3c9&req=cCYlFsl5lYVZFb4f3HP0gJrYqaU0kjouUvco2AzGz1G0GphkYrG2PeEYRiQ0%0Ab5CNam0Fo0ryfAIiQQ%3D%3D%0A) As of now `/dev/sda1`has 26G size. Whereas used space depends on the usage, so we have to increase it as per the steps below: Run command `cfdisk` as sudo user. [![](https://content.sirp.io/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/image-Jul-11-2025-11-55-47-5061-AM.png)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/462008895/506484aee6910de327ec0af7/image.png?expires=1752237000&signature=579b03636606c4929fffa3b0d0bcdbce91a448b56c45822282d521ee5cc60dd8&req=cCYlFsl2lYhaFb4f3HP0gMgXUE6nMRAbApv3k2h4wcf27IYUowKAacwUqfe9%0ANv9c157OsPEq9FXAfg%3D%3D%0A) There are two more partitions`/dev/sda2` and `/dev/sda5` that can be seen in cfdisk utility. - Delete`/dev/sda2` and `/dev/sda5` and then resize `/dev/sda1` to 100G - Then write the partition table to the disk [![](https://content.sirp.io/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/image-Jul-11-2025-11-55-50-8532-AM.png)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/462010484/395a771d9856185b1688668f/image.png?expires=1752237000&signature=204c5980e204e251aa425b98577f8d449bbde652c94e41ed54b183a02bbe738c&req=cCYlFsh%2BmYlbFb4f3HP0gF1oJQhn4BFLaxZl80HdQYYTPomweju2h5lQ9Jbf%0AsnZXg5wuLHBsBEbiLQ%3D%3D%0A) Once, partition table is written successfully, you'll see the message `The partition table has been altered.` - Quit the `cfdisk` utility. - Then reboot the machine. Once machine gets rebooted. Run command `resize2fs /dev/sda1` as sudo user. [![](https://content.sirp.io/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/image-Jul-11-2025-11-55-55-8402-AM.png)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/462012111/f9159aa4c7a9b29be50d06b5/image.png?expires=1752237000&signature=2a9a045b02e0ab171a9bbf6dd44fba94202ec47a1a14683de7686081db980534&req=cCYlFsh8nIBeFb4f3HP0gGpMMEdDeZC4ApUbLrphR7DhFufQCVspvcFxLtSz%0AjrcbdbJnUnr4OeyAiA%3D%3D%0A) You'll get the message that `the filesystem on /dev/sda1 is now 26214144 (4k) blocks long`. Which is the confirmation message that size of `/dev/sda1` is increased. Now run `df -h` to see new size. 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