On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:03:04 -0400
Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since the old one is not a file system
> unto itself, you will not be about to use dump (well you could
> in a certain way, but) so, probably you will want to use tar with a
> -P.
One problem with tar and cp is that
On Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 11:03:04AM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have just installed an additional drive to my FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p6
> > machine. I'd like to use this drive exclusively for /home.
> >
> > Currently /home is a link to /usr/home. Can I just mount (hav
>
> Hello,
>
> I have just installed an additional drive to my FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p6
> machine. I'd like to use this drive exclusively for /home.
>
> Currently /home is a link to /usr/home. Can I just mount (haven't done it
> yet) the new drive with the mount point /home then delete the symlin
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
Hello,
don't kill /usr/home :) symlink back to it, or just mount the new drive
in it - nothing wrong with having a disk mounted in a mount point which
is
part of the filesystem of another disk - as long as they are mounted in
the
right order durin
Hello,
> don't kill /usr/home :) symlink back to it, or just mount the new drive
> in it - nothing wrong with having a disk mounted in a mount point which
is
> part of the filesystem of another disk - as long as they are mounted in
the
> right order during the boot process (eg, i wouldnt put
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:05:19 +0200
Zbigniew Szalbot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And what about samba? I just realized I will need to alter sama
> configuration becasue current /usr/home is available as a network share.
> Thank you once again
don't kill /usr/home :) symlink back to it, or just m
> 4. Drop into single user mode (if production machine), and login as root
> (just to avoid possible errors in programs :)..).
on production machine I woul deven copy in single user mode, just to
prevent a user to be modifying a file when copying.
Olivier
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
Hello again,
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:46:36 +0700 (ICT), Olivier Nicole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Or do I need to delete the
symlink first and only then try to mount the new drive as /home?
- delete the symlink
OK
- create a directory /home
Do I
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:46:36 +0700 (ICT)
Olivier Nicole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Olivier Nicole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: moving /home to new drive
> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:46:36 +
On Tuesday 17 July 2007, Zbigniew Szalbot said:
> Hello again,
>
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:46:36 +0700 (ICT), Olivier Nicole
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> wrote:
> >> Or do I need to delete the
> >> symlink first and only then try to mount the new drive as /home?
> >
> > - delete the symlink
>
> OK
>
>
Hello again,
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:46:36 +0700 (ICT), Olivier Nicole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>> Or do I need to delete the
>> symlink first and only then try to mount the new drive as /home?
>
> - delete the symlink
OK
> - create a directory /home
Do I create it on the existing drive and
>
> Or do I need to delete the
> symlink first and only then try to mount the new drive as /home?
- delete the symlink
- create a directory /home
- mount the new drive
- copy the files
You cannot mount a disk on a symlink and you cannot mount a disk until
you have created the mount point.
Best reg
Hello,
I have just installed an additional drive to my FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p6
machine. I'd like to use this drive exclusively for /home.
Currently /home is a link to /usr/home. Can I just mount (haven't done it
yet) the new drive with the mount point /home then delete the symlink (?)
and move th
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