Reducing the Linux LVM(8e) partition itself (not PV, VG or LV) through parted or something else....

[Ajeet Nankani]

Hi,

 I have a /dev/hda6 partition as Linux LVM(8e), its size is around 8GB.
 I have one PV(no free PEs in it all are allocated) in this partition.
 This PV has a total size of around 7GB.
 I have also made sure that this PV is contiguous from the start of the
 LVM partition hence it is confirmed that the free 1GB is at the end of
 LVM partition.
 I want to reduce this Linux LVM(8e) partition and recover this 1GB free
 space to create a fat32 partition.
 When i tried to print partition table of this /dev/hda6 through gnu
 parted, it gave error "Error: Could not detect file system."
 
 Is there anyway to reduce this linux LVM (8e) partition safely?
 
 I have FC3 and gnu parted 1.6.15.
 
 Regrads,
 
 -ajeet.
 
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