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On Aug 23, 2000 at 11:39, Tushar Burman wrote:
>Satya writes:
>> I could probably have done it without the installer. Maybe. Next I will
>> try shifting /home, it's too bloody big for the / partition.
>What I usually do is move the /var or /home to another disk and leave a
>symlink in it's place. Works for me so far...
I don't want to do that with a running system. Various processes using
/var (locks, sendmail, et al) and /home (RC5), and pulling stuff out from
under their feet is not a good idea. It confuses them.
I rebooted without /var. syslog got so confused it hung. I have mentioned
this.
>> Is anyone still reading?
>I sure am.
You're almost as crazy as me, then :-)
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