found out how to do it. blkid #get uuid of desired /home directory xed admin:///etc/fstab #add UUID=YOUR_UUID /home ext4 defaults 0 2
On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 11:59 PM T. Zack Crawford via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Mike, > > Is your home directory on a separate partition on the same disk? If so, > is it mounted? I think `lsblk` would give you that information on most > distros. Full disclosure, I've only done something like this on Arch > Linux, so maybe there are more informed people on the subject. A less > technical/easier solution would probably just be to reinstall and point > to the correct partition without wiping it. And everything gets much > harder if you have encrypted disks. > > Since you are making big alterations to your main user, you might > consider logging out and then logging into root on the tty or something > like that. The root user's files are usually at /root instead of in /home. > > I think a short term solution that might work is something along the > lines of: > > ``` > rm -rf /home/ #make sure you first back up the files you need > # or maybe better do `mv /home /home.bkp` > mount /dev/sdXY /home > ``` > > And then long term you would have to add a statement in /etc/fstab that > accomplishes that mount statement on boot. This is presuming your user > name (and maybe UID?) are the same from your old install originating > that home partition. Otherwise you might have to add some `chown` > alterations afterward as well. > > See: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fstab > > Be careful because: > 1. Incorrect syntax in /etc/fstab will stop your machine from > booting properly. I think you can edit /etc/fstab on the command > line in recovery mode, but if not you'd have to edit that file > booted from a live installation image. > > 2. Running `chown -R` statements might possibly break how things > were working if they needed particular permissions. This would > matter much more if it were outside /home/your_user . > > You might do a practice run mounting the partition somewhere else, maybe > in the existing home directory e.g. `/home/your_user/mnt` or something > like that. Don't accidentally `rm -r` into your mounted partition. Add > the partition mounting to this alternate point to fstab and make sure > that process worked like how you wanted. Changing fstab is probably > going to be the most difficult part. On Arch Linux there is a cli > module called `genfstab` that might help you in the case it's available. > > I suspect you could probably get more guided help at one of the saturday > install fest sessions. I've never been to one, though. > > > Good luck! Someone interject if there is some bad advice here. > > Zack > > On 22/07/27 08:18PM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > On my new mint install home partition was preserved but was not set as > > my home directory. I think home is on the root partition. I don't want > > to reinstall again so would someone walk me through setting it up? > > > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- :-)~MIKE~(-:
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