On 4 Mar, Bill wrote: > Hi Luke, > > Thanks for the reply. Info as requested hereunder:- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# cat /etc/fstab > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0 > /dev/fd0 /mnt/auto/floppy auto user,noauto,exec,umask=000 0 0 > # > /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 # Knoppix partition > # > /dev/hda5 / ext3 defaults 1 1 # Mdk 9.0 boot > partition > # > /dev/hda6 none swap defaults 0 0 # Swap for both Mdk > 9.0 and Knoppix > # > /dev/hda7 /mnt/hda7 ext3 auto,users,exec 0 0 #Mdk 9.0 Home > partition > # > /dev/hdb1 /mnt/hdb1 vfat noauto,users,exec 0 0 # XP partition > # > /dev/hdb5 /mnt/hdb5 ntfs noauto,users,exec 0 0 # XP data > # > /dev/hdd1 /mnt/hdd1 ntfs noauto,users,exec 0 0 #XP data
That all looks good. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ls -ld /home > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 26 16:04 /home/ Likewise. I also assume that a df -k /home would show that /home is on the root "/" (/dev/hda5) partition. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ls -ld /home/bill > ls: /home/bill: No such file or directory > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# > > (Appears that problem is with Symlink???) I think so, yes. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# mount > /dev/hda5 on / type ext3 (rw) > none on /proc type proc (rw) > none on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw) > none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0622) > /dev/hda7 on /mnt/hda7 type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev) > /dev/hdb1 on /mnt/hdb1 type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev) I notice that you don't mount the Knoppix root partition by default, which makes sense (avoids the risk of accidental damage). Similarly, when you boot Knoppix, I expect that its /etc/fstab doesn't mount the Mandrake root partition, either. If you'd set up the /home symlink under Knoppix, that would explain things - the symlink would only be visible under Knoppix. So the solution may therefore be as simple as a: # cd / # mv home home.saved # Let's be careful # ln -s /mnt/hda7 /home Let me know how that works out. luke -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
