Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-15 Thread Abu Zaher
On 1/14/07, Abu Zaher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My question is slightly related to this post, so I'm posting it here. I'm currently running my Sid on a 40GB hdd which is running out of life, In a few days I'll buy a new 80GB. Now what is the best way 2 dump my whole / to my hdd so that I can b

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-14 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Sun, Jan 14, 2007 at 11:34:02AM +0600, Abu Zaher wrote: > My question is slightly related to this post, so I'm posting it here. > > I'm currently running my Sid on a 40GB hdd which is running out of life, In > a few days I'll buy a new 80GB. Now what is the best way 2 dump my whole / > to my hd

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-14 Thread Andy Smith
On Sun, Jan 14, 2007 at 11:34:02AM +0600, Abu Zaher wrote: >My question is slightly related to this post, so I'm posting it here. >I'm currently running my Sid on a 40GB hdd which is running out of >life, In a few days I'll buy a new 80GB. Now what is the best way 2 >dump my whole /

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-13 Thread Abu Zaher
My question is slightly related to this post, so I'm posting it here. I'm currently running my Sid on a 40GB hdd which is running out of life, In a few days I'll buy a new 80GB. Now what is the best way 2 dump my whole / to my hdd so that I can boot and do all my stuff from that hdd? I mean the a

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-13 Thread Cameron L. Spitzer
[This message has also been posted to linux.debian.user.] In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 02:46:29PM -0500, Kevin Mark wrote: >> probably the simplest way is to just make a new /var on the new drive >> and move all of it there. >> -add new HD to

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:33:45 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 06:14:44PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:02:02 -0500 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > So the effect of ln is the same as cp, except that no copy is > > > made. > > > > Not real

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-11 Thread hendrik
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 06:14:44PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:02:02 -0500 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > So the effect of ln is the same as cp, except that no copy is made. > > Not really. If you make a link (soft or hard) you get one file/dir with > two names and/o

RE: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-11 Thread James Stevenson
> -Original Message- > From: Andrei Popescu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 January 2007 16:15 > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ? > > On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:02:02 -0500 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrot

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:02:02 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 10:20:57PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: > > -Original Message- > > >Ln -s /var/lib/mysql /mnt/hdx/mysql > > > > > Shouldn't the last line be replaced with: > > > >ln -s /mnt/hdx/mysql /var/lib/mysql

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-11 Thread hendrik
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 10:20:57PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: > -Original Message- > >Ln -s /var/lib/mysql /mnt/hdx/mysql > > > Shouldn't the last line be replaced with: > >ln -s /mnt/hdx/mysql /var/lib/mysql > > Although I would actually do: > >cd /var/lib >ln -s /mnt/hdx/

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-10 Thread Marc Shapiro
-Original Message- From: Justin Hartman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 January 2007 19:32 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ? I currently have a server with an 80GB hdd which is running out of space very quickly. I want to now

RE: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-10 Thread James Stevenson
again. > -Original Message- > From: Justin Hartman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 January 2007 19:32 > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ? > > I currently have a server with an 80GB hdd which is runnin

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-10 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 02:46:29PM -0500, Kevin Mark wrote: > probably the simplest way is to just make a new /var on the new drive > and move all of it there. > -add new HD to computer > -partition HD > -format HD > -mount new HD as /mnt/newvar > -stop all processes (like single user mode) > -copy

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-10 Thread Tyler MacDonald
Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've had to do this several times now, it's a fairly painless procedure. I've added a few notes... > Hi Justin, > probably the simplest way is to just make a new /var on the new drive > and move all of it there. > -add new HD to computer > -partition HD > -fo

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-10 Thread Justin Hartman
It's worth a bash! Thanks, I'll try this out in the next few days and let you know if there were any modifications to your suggestion. Regards Justin On 1/10/07, Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 09:31:31PM +0200, Justin

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-10 Thread Kevin Mark
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 09:31:31PM +0200, Justin Hartman wrote: > I currently have a server with an 80GB hdd which is running out of > space very quickly. I want to now add a 250GB hdd in addition to the > 80GB one and move my mysql data to this new 25

Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-10 Thread Justin Hartman
I currently have a server with an 80GB hdd which is running out of space very quickly. I want to now add a 250GB hdd in addition to the 80GB one and move my mysql data to this new 250GB drive. I am running mysql-5.0.30 on Etch which was installed via apt-get so there has been no modifications mad