2007/7/30, Chris Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > OK, i have partitioned the array and have formatted the physical drive. I > used these commands: > > fdsik /dev/sdb > -n > -p > -w > Then to formatt i used: > mkfs.reiserfs -f /dev/sdb > > Now to copy over the existing /opt folders and files, i am trying to use: > cp /opt/* /dev/sdb/opt and get "not a directory". > What is the correct way to copy over the existing /opt folder and files > as to not break anything? Symbolic links and what not, i do not want to > break anything. >
It doesn't work that way, you must mount the filesystem. Try this procedure: - mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt - tar cf - /opt | tar xvf - -C /mnt Once you check everything was copied as it should (you better do a backup also): - umount /mnt - rm -rf /opt/* - add "/dev/sdb1 /opt reiserfs acl,user_xattr 1 2" to /etc/fstab - mount -a PS: Did the mkfs.reiserfs command succeed?, i think you should have given /dev/sdb1 as the parameter (not just sdb) Ciro -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
