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Satya writes:
> >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...
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> 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 in single user mode, and just shut off syslog, moved /var,
symlinked, rebooted. Worked fine. Ofcourse this probably isn't the Right
Way(TM) ;)
> You're almost as crazy as me, then :-)
Or the other way around.
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