Re: Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition
Hi, # umount /var # mv /var /usr # ln -s /usr/var /var In /etc/fstab remove the line containing /var Regards SSR From: Joseph Maxwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeBSD Users [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 11:58:23 -0700 Hello, The 3rd edition of The Complete FreeBSD suggest repositioning the /var directory ( and even /tmp) to prevent filling up that partition. I ignored it and did just that today, filled it up. So I attempted the repositioning with the following recommended command steps and results: cd /var tar cf - . | (cd /usr/var; tar xf - ) cd / rm -rf /var ln -s /usr/var /var However the 'rm -rf /var' returned rm: /var: Device busy After trying all known tricks to me to remove /var, I concluded that since it was mounted from the /etc/fstab I should dismount it and remove the directory (link point ?) and create a soft link there as recommended. However, on rebooting boot was aborted, was thrown into single users mode. After some findangling eventually got the system back up as before with the /var directory, except that now it contains only the /var/cron and /var/run directories. The original /var contained /var/account: /var/at: /var/backups: /var/crash: /var/cron: /var/db: /var/games: /var/log: /var/lost+found: /var/mail: /var/msgs: /var/preserve: /var/qmail: /var/run: /var/rwho: /var/smtpd: /var/spool: /var/tmp: /var/webmin: /var/yp: How can I restore the full functioning structural integrity as before, of course the contents of the /usr/var directory was wiped out somwhere along the way, sans log, sans mail, sans everything. Just want to continue as before. Thanks. -- Joe -- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Staying fit. It's about being happy! http://server1.msn.co.in/features/stayingfit/index.asp Check out the new mantra. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition
On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 11:58:23AM -0700, Joseph Maxwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I restore the full functioning structural integrity as before, of course the contents of the /usr/var directory was wiped out somwhere along the way, sans log, sans mail, sans everything. Just want to continue as before. FreeBSD uses mtree(8) to create distribution directories, look into /etc/mtree, you find the templates there. In case you've lost the /var hierarchy, the simplest way to recreate it is: mtree -deU -f /etc/mtree/BSD.var.dist -p /var This is what /usr/src/etc/Makefile distribution target uses, also. -- Vallo Kallaste ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition
Hello, The 3rd edition of The Complete FreeBSD suggest repositioning the /var directory ( and even /tmp) to prevent filling up that partition. I ignored it and did just that today, filled it up. So I attempted the repositioning with the following recommended command steps and results: cd /var tar cf - . | (cd /usr/var; tar xf - ) cd / rm -rf /var ln -s /usr/var /var However the 'rm -rf /var' returned rm: /var: Device busy After trying all known tricks to me to remove /var, I concluded that since it was mounted from the /etc/fstab I should dismount it and remove the directory (link point ?) and create a soft link there as recommended. However, on rebooting boot was aborted, was thrown into single users mode. After some findangling eventually got the system back up as before with the /var directory, except that now it contains only the /var/cron and /var/run directories. The original /var contained /var/account: /var/at: /var/backups: /var/crash: /var/cron: /var/db: /var/games: /var/log: /var/lost+found: /var/mail: /var/msgs: /var/preserve: /var/qmail: /var/run: /var/rwho: /var/smtpd: /var/spool: /var/tmp: /var/webmin: /var/yp: How can I restore the full functioning structural integrity as before, of course the contents of the /usr/var directory was wiped out somwhere along the way, sans log, sans mail, sans everything. Just want to continue as before. Thanks. -- Joe -- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition
cd /var tar cf - . | (cd /usr/var; tar xf - ) cd / rm -rf /var ln -s /usr/var /var However the 'rm -rf /var' returned rm: /var: Device busy After trying all known tricks to me to remove /var, I concluded that since it was mounted from the /etc/fstab I should dismount it and remove the directory (link point ?) and create a soft link there as However, on rebooting boot was aborted, was thrown into single users mode. Probably all you need to do is remove the line about /var from your /etc/fstab (or just comment it out) _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
