On Saturday 21 March 2009 20:05:42 Jarry wrote: > Hi, > > I found out my /usr is getting full pretty fast, so I want > to increase it before it happens a real problem. I have: > > /dev/md4 (sda5+sdb5), ~5GB size, used for /var, nearly empty > /dev/md5 (sda6+sdb6), ~5GB size, used for /usr, nearly full (90%) > And I have /backup on separate partition (hda1), big enough > > What I think of is this procedure: First I copy /var and /usr: > cp -a /var /backup > cp -a /usr /backup
Yes > Then I intend to reboot with install-cd, repartition sda/sdb > (make sda5/sdb5 smaller and sda6/sdb6 bigger), create new > /dev/md4 and /dev/md5, mount them, and copy the content back. Yes > cp -a /mnt/gentoo/backup/var /mnt/gentoo/var > cp -a /mnt/gentoo/backup/usr /mnt/gentoo/usr Um, no. This gives you new usr and var directories like so: /usr/usr/ /var/var You want: cp -a /mnt/gentoo/backup/var /mnt/gentoo/ cp -a /mnt/gentoo/backup/usr /mnt/gentoo/ > Is it a correct procedure? All partitions are ext3 type, no lvm2, > moreover on /dev/md so I can not extend/shrink them while using... It's correct, and it also highlights just what a PITA it is to manipulate traditional disk partitions. With lvm, this becomes a breeze. With ZFS (we might see it one day) this becomes invisible. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
