You also need to edit the grub/lilo config files to pass the right root location, if you are moving your root, or be prepared to do it on the lilo commandline. Buchan Charles Curley wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 01:10:28PM -0400, Jeff Malka wrote: > > Not sure I understand. I can move the partition effortlessly using > > Partition Magic. I just needed to know if this would mess up the path > > structure or something else that linux uses. > > > > Is that what cat is about? > > No. Cat will move the data, but won't modify how the partitions are > mounted. What you need to do is move the data around from partition to > partition, then edit /etc/fstab to mount the new partition where the old > one was. That will preserve your paths and other data. > > Also, I'm not sure that cat is appropriate here. It would work copying to > a new partition of the smae size. I don't think it will work if the new > partition is smaller, and if the new one is larger, you risk losing the > difference. > > I'd look into cpio, dd and tar for this. > > > > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Registered Linux user 183185 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Rivera, Oscar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 12:33 PM > > Subject: RE: [expert] Moving partitions > > > > > > > you can use the cat command to move the partition. > > > > > > cat /dev/hd? > /dev/hd? > > -- > > -- C^2 > > No windows were crashed in the making of this email. > > Looking for fine software and/or web pages? > http://w3.trib.com/~ccurley > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. -- |--------------------------------------------------------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone +27824722231 email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Centre for Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za South Africas first satellite: http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za Control Models http://www.control.co.za |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------|
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