Dan Clowater wrote: > > OK so my current linux congif is too small. 2.5 GB "/" and 1 GB "/home" > and 500MB swap. I am putting a 6 GB drive in and am wondering how I > should rearrange things. I was thinking of putting /dev, /etc, /var > /sbin and /bin onto my current designated home partition and making my > new 6GB my new home. > > So a couple of questions: > a) Do I just copy the files, then update the fstab the delete the old > ones? > > b) Is my idea for moving things a good one - or is there a better way to > arrange things? > > c) what am I forgetting? =) > I use cp -ax when moving from drive to drive, then run a cmp to verify the cp. Takes time, but hey, it's my data :-) Re fstab: yes. Gotta know where the stuff really is. Don't have to delete the whole line, just change the address (/dev/) Don't delete anything until you're sure the new stuff is working. Best to rename e.g. mv /var /var_bak && \ mkdir /var && \ mount /dev/hd<newdrive><partition> /var &&\ cp -ax /var_bak/* /var etc. I'd do this at runlevel 1 (init 1) just to be safe. /usr I tinker with a lot of tarballs so I need a lot of space in /usr/local/src. If you keep more than one kernel laying around you might need more space for /usr/src as well. Religion :-) Rinaldi -- The Devil is wise not because he is the Devil, but because he is old. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
