This makes perfect sense, are you still having issues with your restore?
> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:37:56 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> CC: > Subject: Re: Trying to move > /usr> > I reverted to the old /usr.> What I had done:> Initially I set up the > newly installed drive (da2)> to have only one partition (da2s1d) which I > chose to> be /user (note the e).> I tarred /usr to a file in /user> tar -cf > /user/usr.tar /tar> > and extracted the file> tar -xf usr.tar> I had the > whole structure of /usr underneath /user/usr> > And then> cd usr> mv * ..> > > to have everything under /user> > Then I edited fstab. Whatever was /user > became /usr> and /usr became /user.> > I will definitely try dump. Never used > it before.> > Thanks a lot,> Michael> > --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > On 20/08/07, Michael S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > Jerry,> > >> > > *** When I untarred the file I had everything> > under> > > > /user/usr. I was under /user/usr and then I did mv> > *> > > ..> > >> > > I > then edited fstab and changed> > > /dev/da2s1d to be /usr, instead of /user> > > >> > > And of course the old /usr I switched to /user> > > > So is your > /usr now under /usr/usr?> > > > What I have done is:> > # mkdir /mnt/usr> > # > mount /dev/whatever /mnt/usr> > # cd /mnt/usr> > # dump -L -f - /usr | > restore -r -f -> > And then edit your /etc/fstab to reflect the changes> > > and reboot.> > > > -- > > --> > > > > _______________________________________________> > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions> To unsubscribe, > send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _________________________________________________________________ Learn. Laugh. Share. Reallivemoms is right place! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us_______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
