Neil Bothwick writes: > On Sun, 13 May 2012 17:11:55 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote: > > > # copy data over > > rsync -ax /usr /tmp/bindroot/ > > It would be wise to remount /usr read-only before doing this.
Yes, as written a few lines above what you quoted :) > > No need for downtime except for the reboot, I guess I cannot > > unmount /usr otherwise. > > You could drop to single user mode to unmount /usr, but as that involves > stopping and restarting just about every service, it is just as > convenient to reboot... Probably much much more convenient. I even guess the downtime of any service would actually be less. > unless you are aiming for some sort of uptime record. The record is about 420 days, and it will last for a while. So rebooting every few weeks is okay :) But it's cool that I _could_ do this without a reboot. Wonko