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On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Satya wrote:
> On Aug 23, 2000 at 11:39, Tushar Burman wrote:
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> >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.
go into single mode and do it.
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