On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:03:08 +0200 "Roland Giesler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks Konrad, > > Yes, you're right, I mean file systems. I've only been using FreeBSD for > bit more than a month, so I'm still getting used to the different > terminology (being used to MS). > > Could I do this process "live", ie. could I FTP the content for "/usr" to > another machine, delete the "/usr" filesystem, grow "/" to let's say 1GB, > recreate "/usr" and copy the data back? If I understand things correctly, > then "/usr" holds apps and other stuff, but not the files essential to > starting and operating FreeBSD. So I should be follow this course of > action? I would suggest using either dump/restore or tar befora ftp-ing. See: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NEW-HUGE-DISK and the man pages -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD user _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
