Hello Paul,
Yes, it really is that simple. If you have no files in the
current /opt directory that you want to keep then erase them
but leave the directory. If you have files you want to keep
then move them to a temp location. Install your new HDD
and then mount it on /opt;
mount -t ext2 /dev/hd?? /opt
for a drive on and IDE interface
or
mount -t ext2 /dev/sd? /opt
for a drive on a SCSI interface
Replace ext2 with the actual file system type if you chose not to
make it a Linux standard ext2 file system. Replace the ? mark(s)
with the appropriate device interface/partition value.
You can of course add a line in your /etc/fstab file to mount
/opt automatically or to simplify manual mounting.
Regards,
Tracy Tilton
"Rogers, Paul" wrote:
>
> Dear All
>
> I am using RH 6.0/2.2.14.
>
> I have an rpm which is trying to install itself in the directory /opt.
> This directory is part of the root (/) partition. However there is not
> enough room on this partition to carry out the install.
>
> If I were to add another HDD and create a partition on it, could I then
> delete the existing opt directory and mount the new partition as /opt?
>
> Is it really this simple?
>
> Paul
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