Re: Partitioning question
On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 08:11:19AM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 08:57:36AM +0200, Alain G. Fabry wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I've partitioned my HD into 3 partitions. > > > > One is currently running FreeBSD6.2, the second has my data files (home > > directories). > > On the third I would like to install FreeBSD-current to play around a > > bit and get more familiar with the OS. > > > > Is it possible after the installation of current on the 3rd partition > > that I can use my data files > > (home directories) without messing up the permissions/etc? > > > > So finally I would like to have Multiboot (FreeBSD 6.2 and Current) which > > both use the same userspace (second partition) > > Sure, no problem.Just make a mount point for it and put it in /etc/fstab > in both versions. > > Note, that I believe you are speaking of 'slices' when you say 'partition'. > In FreeBSD UNIX world, the slice is the major division on the disk that > is numbered 1..4 and a partition is a subdivision of a slice, labeled a..h. > > So, maybe your have 6.2 installed in da0s1[a..h] and that extra data > written to da0s2a and plan to install 'current' to da0s3[a..h]. > > jerry > > > > > Please let me know if this is not clear. > > Other than the possible conflicting use of the term partition, it is > clear. > > jerry > > Indeed, slices is what I mean (still ignorent windows user ;-) Thanks, I'll try this out. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Alain > > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Partitioning question
On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 08:57:36AM +0200, Alain G. Fabry wrote: > Hello, > > I've partitioned my HD into 3 partitions. > > One is currently running FreeBSD6.2, the second has my data files (home > directories). > On the third I would like to install FreeBSD-current to play around a > bit and get more familiar with the OS. > > Is it possible after the installation of current on the 3rd partition > that I can use my data files > (home directories) without messing up the permissions/etc? > > So finally I would like to have Multiboot (FreeBSD 6.2 and Current) which > both use the same userspace (second partition) Sure, no problem.Just make a mount point for it and put it in /etc/fstab in both versions. Note, that I believe you are speaking of 'slices' when you say 'partition'. In FreeBSD UNIX world, the slice is the major division on the disk that is numbered 1..4 and a partition is a subdivision of a slice, labeled a..h. So, maybe your have 6.2 installed in da0s1[a..h] and that extra data written to da0s2a and plan to install 'current' to da0s3[a..h]. jerry > > Please let me know if this is not clear. Other than the possible conflicting use of the term partition, it is clear. jerry > > Thanks, > > Alain > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Partitioning question
Peter Boosten wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alain G. Fabry wrote: Is it possible after the installation of current on the 3rd partition that I can use my data files (home directories) without messing up the permissions/etc? As long as the UIDs are the same it should work. Yup. And (not sure if this is the default) while installing FreeBSD-current tell it *not* to NewFS to second partition. Else you'd lose whatever home directories+data that are already there ... Regards, Rakhesh ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Partitioning question
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alain G. Fabry wrote: > > Is it possible after the installation of current on the 3rd partition that I > can use my data files > (home directories) without messing up the permissions/etc? > As long as the UIDs are the same it should work. Peter - -- http://www.boosten.org -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGurwJrvsez6l/SvARAiUgAJ9OUJZiAFVPMv+A+6KEjVvyRdPeqwCg4clG Cmv5TUZiRtZUKr7upO3N+CE= =ZA4m -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
