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From: Vidiot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: vrijdag 3 april 1998 17:51
Subject: Re: Expanding Linux Space
>If I shrink the Windows partition, how can I claim the
>new space for my Linux /usr partition without
>reinstalling and repartioning? Can I just create a new
>partition and mount it on /usr so that I will have two
>usr partitions?
>Repartition and install.
Not necessary. Mount the new partition under a temp dir and move all data
from /usr to it. Then remove the /usr directory and edit your fstab and/or
mtab to mount the new partition as /usr.
The best way to do this is in single user mode.
>Sorry, but you can't have two user partitions, only one. Unless there >is
>some magic that I don't know about.
MB
Igmar
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