On Wed, 2 May 2018 17:24:41 -0400 Temlakos <temlakos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The syntax I have worked out for the commands to mount the auxiliary > filesystem as /crypt is: > > $ sudo mkdir /crypt > > $ sudo mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb2 /crypt > > (Here I start with "$ sudo" instead of "#" because to get a "#" > prompt I have to execute "su," and that can be dangerous.) > > The syntax for establishing a symlink is even simpler: > > ln -s /crypt/UserName/Dir > > where UserName is the name of a specific created user, and Dir is > Documents, Pictures, Music, Public, Templates, Videos, and anything > else I want to preserve from one iteration of Fedora to the next. Of > course I have to remove the "hard" directories that Fedora normally > sets up before I execute these link commands. > > To whoever invented this method: am I missing anything? I don't think it was me, but I do use something very similar. Except that since I only have one user, I put the /crypt equivalent that I use into /etc/fstab so it gets mounted under /mnt/[disk-identifier]/crypt on boot. The advantage of disk-identifier (UUID or custom label) is that it doesn't change if you boot from a different disk or the disk order changes because you add a disk. You should only have to do your first command once, and the second one each time you boot with your method. The conventional place to put such mount points is under /mnt, though you can of course put them anywhere you like. Then the links in home just point to the various directories under /mnt/[disk-identifier]/crypt as you have above. From then on, it is maintenance free. And it allows me to boot a second version of Fedora (the previous one) with access to all the same data as the primary version. Great if there are problems since it has the same links in its home directory. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
