Hi. On Fri, Apr 03, 2015 at 09:15:42AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I see at least one (minor) complication in such approach, and that is > > the user who uses such home right now. I mean, copying files that are > > being written to right now is kind of … unpredictable as far as > > results are concerned. > > > > But doing it correct way would probably require using LVM (snapshots), > > and LVM is one of those things that are either used from the start, or > > not used at all. > > Tried twice back when it was all the rage when fedora was fairly new. > Both installs self-destructed in under 2 weeks.
That's usual Fedora behavior. I'll tell you more - it's expected Fedora behavior regardless of release of Fedora. If you need to use something relatively stable, and for some unknown reason it's not Debian - try CentOS. > I've no clue if its > ready for "prime time" today or not. But haveing been twice burnt, I am > wary and avoid it. And of course I eventually got tired of being used > for a guinea pig as its survival rates were relatively poor. The LVM itself? Please, it's *ten* years old software. As long as you don't do strange things with it (such as - use dm-raid5 or encrypted filesystems with systemd) - you'll do just fine. It's one of the things that debian-installer supported for years. The need of LVM usually arises in situations such as yours - i.e. I need to move a part of a filesystem to a different one. Should I go to the nearest RadioShack and buy a new drive? Should I re-partition my existing drive without data loss (hint: possible but complex)? With LVM the answer is - I make another logical volume and start copying files. It's that simple. Reco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150403134346.gh10...@d1696.int.rdtex.ru