On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 08:17:09PM +0800, Federico Sevilla III wrote: > The only way I see you changing over to a filesystem with quota support > (ext2, ext3, XFS) is to do it during off-hours using an extra drive that > can hold all the data of a particular filesystem. You will have to use > this buffer drive as you change filesystems one by one. Yes, long, > tedious, coffee-laden process.
Don't forget what backups are for. You don't really need an "extra" drive if you've put into practice a backup strategy, which some of us might have overlooked as an important chore of the System Administrator. I'll be the first to admit that I've chastised myself for neglecting to backup a system with a lot of data due to overconfidence in the system's lifespan. One of the disk units on a machine I maintain "crashed" and was inaccessible for several days. I realized that I didn't have backups for that machine and was almost resigned to having lost it all. Fortunately for me, it wasn't the disk that was faulty, but the cable connector! If it had been a real crash, I would have lost all that data forever. Lesson learned. Always implement a backup strategy, especially if you are maintaining the system for other people. There is no excuse. -- ___ eric pareja ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) User #8159 http://counter.li.org \@/ [ Chiba City: A Cyberpunk MUSH - http://chibacity.erisian.net ] Power v [ Philippine Linux Users' Group + http://plug.linux.org.ph ] Without [ IRC /join #plug @irc.free.net.ph every evening 10pm onwards ] Price _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
