When I use cp command as #cp -r /mnt/home and /home i got an error at the starting time, I changed it as you mentioned #cp -pr /mnt/home/ and /home then it is worked
Thank you very much! Another problem is that the command "#cp -pr /mnt/home /home" is wrong for our operation. It should be "#cp -pr /mnt/home/ /". Otherwise the contents on /mnt/home/ is copied to /home/home/ directory. I hop you got the meaning of it. -- Thanks, -Faisal ________________________________ From: Bobinson K B <[email protected]> To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software" <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 26 May, 2010 3:58:43 AM Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Change home directory It will be a good idea to use options to preserve user permissions while doing rsync / cp to avoid chown at a later stage. -- Thanks and Regards, Bobinson K B On 26 May 2010 09:32, Siju George <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Faisal Fiza <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Hi, >> Im using Debian Lenny 5.0.3. Now my home directory is located on a separate >> partition(/dev/sda9). >> I want to install Kubuntu 10.04 on /dev/sda9 , so have to change the Debian >> lenny home directory to its own root partition. Could you help me! >> > > login as root in Lenny > > then type these commands > > #umount /home > #mkdir /mnt/home > #mount /dev/sda9 /mnt/home > > and see if all the files are there in /mnt/home > > if things are right type > > #rsync -av /mnt/home /home > > or if you dont have rsync you can also use > > #cp -r /mnt/home /home > > # cp /etc/fstab /root/fstab.old > > now comment out or remove the line from /etc/fstab that has '/home' in it. > > reboot and login as root and type > > #mount > > you should not find any partitions mounted as /home > > now go and see if all the files are there in /home. > > Enjoy Kubuntu ;-) > > **You can do without reboot if you know what you are doing and are > careful but I guess it is safe for you to follow the reboot step so > you are sure*** > > --Siju > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] > _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected]
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