On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 02:27:03PM +0000 or thereabouts, Mark wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joshua Oreman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 4:08 PM > Subject: Re: Ghost for FreeBSD > > > > > > cd /mnt/root > > > > /sbin/dump -L -f- /|restore -rf- > > > > cd /mnt/var > > > > /sbin/dump -L -f- /var|restore -rf- > > > > cd /mnt/usr > > > > /sbin/dump -L -f- /usr|restore -rf- > > > > > > I have heard this before, but I never understand this part. :) How > > > does creating a /mnt/root directory, and restoring in that directory > > > get my / slice back? Then the restored data will just sit > > > in /mnt/root! What good does it there? > > > > > > Or should I create /mnt/root as partition, about equal in size to the > root > > > To mirror the root partition to another: > > # mkdir /mnt/root > > # mount /dev/<ROOT-MIRROR-DEV> /mnt/root > > # cd /mnt/root > > # /sbin/dump -f- / | restore -rf- > > > > You will not *need* to umount the root partition. > > Ok; what you have done is made a dump on the root mirror device; great! But > how do I now tell FreeBSD to use that "restored" partition as /? Edit > /etc/fstab to effect the change for the next boot? I have a nagging > suspicion it will then still boot off the old / slice.
Ah, that's right. You have to edit /etc/fstab *AND* tell the kernel. I'm not sure exactly what you need to do to boot from a different root device; maybe someone will fille me in? -- Josh > > - Mark _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
