Re: Safest way to segregate /usr (or others)

1999-03-05 Thread Frankie
Andrei Ivanov wrote: > > Just get the new drive ready for Linux (partition and make fs) > Make a new directory on the drive, > and then just copy the /usr files into it. cp -av should do it. (assuming you didnt know how to copy or you wouldnt have asked how to do it) frankie > Then edit /etc/f

Re: Safest way to segregate /usr (or others)

1999-03-05 Thread Andrei Ivanov
Just get the new drive ready for Linux (partition and make fs) Make a new directory on the drive, and then just copy the /usr files into it. Then edit /etc/fstab to indicate the new mount point. Reboot to make sure it's all fine, and you are set. Andrew ---

Safest way to segregate /usr (or others)

1999-03-05 Thread Ian Keith Setford
I would like to separate /usr onto its own partition on a different disk. First, I am under the assumption that this might speed my I/O times because both disks are Ultra2's. Secondly given my set-up below, what is the *safest* method to separate /usr. I thought of two ways but would feel safer