Why can't you just #mount --rebind /var /newvar
B G On Mar 1, 2013 4:00 PM, "Bob Proulx" <b...@proulx.com> wrote: > Bonno Bloksma wrote: > > >> A simple live CD is sufficient: > > >> Debian netinst minimal CD in rescue mode is sufficient to do so. > > >> Do not forget to update the /etc/fstab configuration file with respect > > >> to the change; to clean up the /var (and let an empty one) in the `/' > > >> (root) partition. > > > > > > It is simpler to move the partition in single user mode. Just issue > the command (as root) > > +1 for single user mode. No need to boot other media. The system is > designed to be self-sufficient. > > > > # shutdown now > > > > Hmm, I have always used the init command to change runlevels. So I would > have gone for: > > # init 1 > > The documented interface is 'telinit' to tell init to change > runlevels. But in practice telinit is linked to init. Therefore it > works both ways. > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jun 7 2012 /sbin/telinit -> init > > > And indeed single user lever is the way to go for lots of stuff like > this. > > Agreed. > > Bob >
