Or rsync -av /old_root/* /new_root On 3/1/06, Mike Wooding <timmywooding@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > --- "McDougall, Marshall (FSH)" <MarMcDouga@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I am trying to move my root mount to a bigger partition without > > tearing > > down the whole machine. I created a new ext3 partition of 10G. I > > then > > tried to copy my existing root partition to the new partition using: > > > > dd if=/dev/oldroot of=/dev/newroot > > > > It worked great except my newroot is 2G, not 10. I tried using > > ext2online but there are some incompatibilities, or so it thinks. > > Anyone have a suggestion on how I can move my root mount to a new 10G > > partition without any catastrophe? Thanks. > > The "dd" command didn't copy files, it copied the filesystem, > superblock and all. > > Make a new FS on /dev/newroot mount it and use something like > cpio (find / | cpio -pmduv /newroot) to copy the files. > > > > He who laughs last thinks slowest. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
