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> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 11:36 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [plug] safe way of moving /usr to new fs
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>
> here's how i did it...and it follows your correct logic.
>
> (format ur new partition first)
> mv /usr /usr-old
> mkdir /usr
> mount /dev/hda6 /usr
> cd /usr-old
> mv * /usr
> (modify fstab)
>
> i suggest u do all of this in single user mode...just to be
> safe, with as little
> daemons running as possible. actually, the usr partition is
> one of the least
> busy ones. /var is the busiest.
>
I don't think you can do it in single user mode. It's because / is in read-only mode.
Just don't know if we can boot in single user mode with read/write perms in /.
Clarrification needed please so as not to confuse newbies.
Onie
