On Saturday 11 June 2005 16:37, the author Jerry McAllister contributed to the dialogue on- Re: Resizing /var:
>> Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >> > On 2005-06-11 15:43, ptitoliv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>I have a big problem on a FreeBSD 5.3 Box. It is an hosted server >> >>installed by an hosting service. But I didn't know what they smoke when >> >>they have installed the system but they sized the /var filesystem only >> >>to 200 MB which is not sufficient for my needs. >> >> >> >>I used an emergency solution which was to transfer some datas on /usr >> >>like databases but I am afraid that the problem will come back. So I am >> >>asking here if there is any solution to transfer free space from ./usr >> >>to /var. >> >> >> >>But there are some constraints : >> >> >> >>- I have no free unpartitioned space available >> >>- I can't format any partition because and I can't loose datas >> >> >> >>Is there any solution with some BSD tools in order to solve this problem >> >> ? >> > >> > None that I know of. Your best bet is, I guess, to find somewhere >> > enough space for a backup, repartition & restore session. >> >> Doesn't it make sense to simply move selectetd directories to a >> partition with free space and create symlinks? I would think moving >> /var/db and /var/log would suffice for most situations. > >That makes a lot of sense. In fact it is probably the best way to go. > >There are numerous posts (some by me) in the archive that tell how >to do it step by step. > Be careful though because some applications get thrown by symlinks - Orbit is very touchy with symlinks as I found out to my cost. Before doing anything I recomend to do a tar cvf of /var so you can fully restore it. 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama Canal. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
