Re: [osol-discuss] SXDE install into single root partition
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 6:48 AM, Mario Goebbels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did you use the new installer in SXDE? > > > > If so, shouldn't you have just one main partition with several zfs > filesystems? > > Using the SXDE installer, you get ZFS root and boot? I thought this > wasn't in yet, would come with snv_87? Sorry, I guess I was thinking of Indiana :) -- Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ "To err is human -- and to blame it on a computer is even more so." - Robert Orben ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] SXDE install into single root partition
> Did you use the new installer in SXDE? > > If so, shouldn't you have just one main partition with several zfs > filesystems? Using the SXDE installer, you get ZFS root and boot? I thought this wasn't in yet, would come with snv_87? -mg signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] SXDE install into single root partition
Edwin Goei wrote: > Ian Collins wrote: >> Rather than do that, remove export/home from /etc/vfstab and create a >> ZFS pool "export" on that slice. >> > Thanks for the info. I'm new to ZFS. What would the actual commands > be? BTW, I successfully changed the mount point to "/export" and > created a "home" that contained the original home dirs and rebooted > and it worked. >From my laptop's command history: zpool create export c0d0s7 zfs create export/home Compression works well for home directories: zfs set compression=on export/home If you want share it: zfs set sharenfs=on export/home That's all there is to it (don't forget to remove the entry from /etc/vfstab). >> >>> The next question is how do I have that setting take effect preferably >>> without rebooting. I tried "umount /export/home" but that fails :-(. >>> >>> >> Fails how? >> > > I get an error that the filesystem is in use because I am logged in as > a user with a home directory under /export/home. > Make you're changes and then reboot. Ian ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] SXDE install into single root partition
Ian Collins wrote: Edwin Goei wrote: Shawn Walker wrote: On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Edwin Goei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm trying to install SXDE 1/08 into a VMware Fusion virtual machine on my mac. When I run the new installer, it appears that I can "Use the whole disk" but after the install, the disk has multiple partitions anyway. Instead, I'd like to have a single partition for "root" and other required partitions like "swap" and "boot". The reason is because I need to install software in "/opt" and "/export" which will all go into the root partition which isn't big enough. Any ideas? Did you use the new installer in SXDE? If so, shouldn't you have just one main partition with several zfs filesystems? I did use the new installer. I'm not sure how to tell the FS type, but I looked in /etc/vfstab and see UFS for "/", "/export/home", and "/second/root". I don't see anything about ZFS. As a workaround, I am planning to modify vfstab so that I move the mount point of "/export/home" to "/export" instead. Rather than do that, remove export/home from /etc/vfstab and create a ZFS pool "export" on that slice. Thanks for the info. I'm new to ZFS. What would the actual commands be? BTW, I successfully changed the mount point to "/export" and created a "home" that contained the original home dirs and rebooted and it worked. The next question is how do I have that setting take effect preferably without rebooting. I tried "umount /export/home" but that fails :-(. Fails how? I get an error that the filesystem is in use because I am logged in as a user with a home directory under /export/home. -Edwin ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] SXDE install into single root partition
Edwin Goei wrote: > Shawn Walker wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Edwin Goei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to install SXDE 1/08 into a VMware Fusion virtual machine on my >>> mac. When I run the new installer, it appears that I can "Use the whole >>> disk" but after the install, the disk has multiple partitions anyway. >>> Instead, I'd like to have a single partition for "root" and other required >>> partitions like "swap" and "boot". The reason is because I need to install >>> software in "/opt" and "/export" which will all go into the root partition >>> which isn't big enough. Any ideas? >>> >>> >> >> Did you use the new installer in SXDE? >> >> If so, shouldn't you have just one main partition with several zfs >> filesystems? >> >> > I did use the new installer. I'm not sure how to tell the FS type, but > I looked in /etc/vfstab and see UFS for "/", "/export/home", and > "/second/root". I don't see anything about ZFS. As a workaround, I am > planning to modify vfstab so that I move the mount point of > "/export/home" to "/export" instead. Rather than do that, remove export/home from /etc/vfstab and create a ZFS pool "export" on that slice. > The next question is how do I have that setting take effect preferably > without rebooting. I tried "umount /export/home" but that fails :-(. > Fails how? Ian ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] SXDE install into single root partition
Ah yes, thanks for the info. -Edwin Sergio Enrique Schvezov wrote: Edwin Goei wrote: I'd also like to just login to the host as "root" using ssh, but that failed even though I commented out the "CONSOLE" entry in /etc/default/login. I'm trying to login using the old fashioned text console method but can't figure it out :-(. Any ideas? -Edwin You must have your own reasons to do this, I'm not going to lecture about it. The CONSOLE thing is for other uses (e.g., telnet) for ssh you must change the 'no' below to 'yes' and restart ssh. $ grep Root /etc/ssh/sshd_config PermitRootLogin no ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] SXDE install into single root partition
Edwin Goei wrote: > I'd also like to just login to the host as "root" using ssh, but that > failed even though I commented out the "CONSOLE" entry in > /etc/default/login. I'm trying to login using the old fashioned text > console method but can't figure it out :-(. Any ideas? > > -Edwin You must have your own reasons to do this, I'm not going to lecture about it. The CONSOLE thing is for other uses (e.g., telnet) for ssh you must change the 'no' below to 'yes' and restart ssh. $ grep Root /etc/ssh/sshd_config PermitRootLogin no ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] SXDE install into single root partition
Shawn Walker wrote: On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Edwin Goei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm trying to install SXDE 1/08 into a VMware Fusion virtual machine on my mac. When I run the new installer, it appears that I can "Use the whole disk" but after the install, the disk has multiple partitions anyway. Instead, I'd like to have a single partition for "root" and other required partitions like "swap" and "boot". The reason is because I need to install software in "/opt" and "/export" which will all go into the root partition which isn't big enough. Any ideas? Did you use the new installer in SXDE? If so, shouldn't you have just one main partition with several zfs filesystems? I did use the new installer. I'm not sure how to tell the FS type, but I looked in /etc/vfstab and see UFS for "/", "/export/home", and "/second/root". I don't see anything about ZFS. As a workaround, I am planning to modify vfstab so that I move the mount point of "/export/home" to "/export" instead. The next question is how do I have that setting take effect preferably without rebooting. I tried "umount /export/home" but that fails :-(. I'd also like to just login to the host as "root" using ssh, but that failed even though I commented out the "CONSOLE" entry in /etc/default/login. I'm trying to login using the old fashioned text console method but can't figure it out :-(. Any ideas? -Edwin ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] SXDE install into single root partition
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Edwin Goei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to install SXDE 1/08 into a VMware Fusion virtual machine on my > mac. When I run the new installer, it appears that I can "Use the whole disk" > but after the install, the disk has multiple partitions anyway. Instead, I'd > like to have a single partition for "root" and other required partitions like > "swap" and "boot". The reason is because I need to install software in "/opt" > and "/export" which will all go into the root partition which isn't big > enough. Any ideas? > Did you use the new installer in SXDE? If so, shouldn't you have just one main partition with several zfs filesystems? -- Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ "To err is human -- and to blame it on a computer is even more so." - Robert Orben ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
