"Invalid filesystem option set " while trying to convert filesystem from ext3 to ext4 using 'tune2fs', why ?

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Issue

  • While trying to convert ext3 to ext4, the following error is encountered, why?
# tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/mapper/logvol00-varvol
tune2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
Invalid filesystem option set: extents,uninit_bg,dir_index

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Existing ext3 filesystem

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