> One of the things I use the linux box for is an FTP server for my LAN, and I > was wondering if it is okay to share the /home/ftp/pub directory between the 2 > distros so that as it gets modified in one distro the modifications will be > updated in the other. For example if my partitions are: > > hda > /dev/hda1 /boot > /dev/hda2 / > /dev/hda3 /usr > /dev/hda4 swap > > hdb > /dev/hdb1 /boot > /dev/hdb2 / > /dev/hdb3 /usr > /dev/hdb4 swap > /dev/hdb5 /home/ftp/pub shared between both distros > > will this work?
Yes, but why separate /boot, you'd better use a partition for /home > I should be able to boot the second distro through the existing lilo file on > my > mbr of hda correct? I need to edit lilo.conf but then what is the rest of the > proceedure for that? 2 blocks: image=/vmlinuz # or the name of rh kernel if its different root=/dev/hda2 label=r # RedHat read-only image=/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb2 label=d # debian read-only Then edit /etc/fstab of debian and add this line: /dev/hdb5 /home/ftp/pub ext2 defaults (or whatever) 0 2 > One other question for now. The second hd is a 15.2 gb Ibm which is > autodetected in the bios, are there any problems with that, or are there boot > parameters I should have in Lilo? Use fdisk, not cfdisk; if you encounter problems, try to add this line to /etc/lilo.conf: linear JY -- Jean-Yves F. Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "All language designers are arrogant. Goes with the territory..." (By Larry Wall)