Kevin Duffey writes: > So I usually install using defaults but I put the majority of left over > space, 200GB or so in the /export dir. It is defaulted to /export/home. The > problem I am running in to, is I am pkgadd stuff that is in like /opts, /var, > etc and I am pretty sure I have no space to install much in those dirs. I am > curious first of all why does the defaults set all the remaining space to > /export/home... is it the assumption that after the initial OS (with all its > extra packages) is set up, none of those packages use anything other than > /export/home dirs... or that users will never install anything outside of > that? I would think the / root would be the logical place to put the left > over HD space, so that all paths below it are free to expand as needed.
The assumption built into the installer is that you'll just install, and then use /export/home plus automount maps for /home to create user accounts. It's perhaps not a good assumption, as it doesn't match every possible usage, but it's what the installer does. > Anyway, I really don't want to wipe the various stuff I got going on build > 89, but would like to put some of the free space left into /opt, /var and a > couple other locations.. or / if that is ok and there isn't some reason it > shouldn't be there. How do I do this? Depending on how your disk is logically partitioned (use the "format" command to print out the partition table), you may be able to remove /export/home and expand / fairly simply. Another possibility is to create a directory called "/export/home/opt", move the non-bundled /opt contents there, and then create lofs mounts for those directories. Still another is to remove /export/home and change that partition to be /opt. Still another is to change the partition that has /export/home into a zfs pool, and mount the file systems whereever you want in the tree. There are a lot of possibilities here. Since it's a rather basic question, I suggest searching around for some Solaris administration tutorials. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
