Good points .. you're right - that would have been messy. And actually - since these are mount points -- no rename is really necessary -- just mount the correct device under /usr.
Scot On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Kim Goldenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > On 01/06/2010 11:20 AM, Scott Rohling wrote: > >> 2) Just use 'mv' .. mv /usr /usrold mv /usrnew /usr .. >> it's just a rename. >> >> a) If you were to use this, it would be > > mv -r /usr /usrnew > > note the "-r" to recurs to lower directories. > > b) If it were on one mount point, it would be a rename, but would change > the ownership to the > user and group executing the command. As the OP said this was between > mount point, this would > be an actual move, with the same caveat as previous. It would also wreak > havok on any links, > hard or soft. > > Kim > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
