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Clarify that resizing root.img requires shutting down AppVMs

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@ -32,16 +32,23 @@ Shutdown the StandaloneVM and you will have extended the size of it's `root.img`
### Resize a TemplateVM Root Image
In `dom0` Konsole run the following command (replace the size and path):*Make sure changes in the TemplateVM between reboots didn't exceed 10G.*
Shut down the TemplateVM, as well as all VMs based on that template (since they
share `root.img`).
In `dom0` Konsole run the following command (replace the size and path):
*Make sure changes in the TemplateVM between reboots didn't exceed 10G.*
~~~
truncate -s 20G /var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/fedora-21/root.img
~~~
Then start Terminal for this TemplateVM and run the following:
Then start only the TemplateVM and run the following. Note that if you are
resizing the TemplateVM used by, e.g., your NetVM, you may need to disable
networking so when the TemplateVM is started, it does not autostart other VMs
based on the same `root.img`. Otherwise you will get an error message `Nothing
to do!`.
~~~
sudo resize2fs /dev/mapper/dmroot
~~~
Shutdown the TemplateVM and you will have extended the size of it's `root.img`
Shutdown the TemplateVM and you will have extended the size of it's `root.img`.