Re: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition?

2001-01-24 Thread Pop Qvarnström
ström > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 9:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] How to move /usr to another > partition? > > > even cooler..? :) > > cd to /mnt, then do > tar cf - -C / usr | tar xvpf - > > :o) > > On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 0

RE: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition?

2001-01-24 Thread D. Stark - eSN
, January 24, 2001 9:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition? even cooler..? :) cd to /mnt, then do tar cf - -C / usr | tar xvpf - :o) On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 06:47:21 -0800 (PST) David Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > cool: > > # tar c

Re: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition?

2001-01-24 Thread Pop Qvarnström
even cooler..? :) cd to /mnt, then do tar cf - -C / usr | tar xvpf - :o) On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 06:47:21 -0800 (PST) David Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > cool: > > # tar cf - /usr | ( cd /mnt ; tar xvfp - ) > > [note - only one 'verbose v' cause you don't need it > scrolling > at you twice

Re: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition?

2001-01-24 Thread David Dennis
001 16:22:18 -0800 (PST) > From: John Wolford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition? > > Many a howto have i read. > > Here's the situation: My /usr partition has bec

RE: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition?

2001-01-24 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John J. LeMay Jr. Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 11:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition? > I tried 'cp -a' and um...tarballing with perm

Re: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition?

2001-01-24 Thread Ron Stodden
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It's possible you had a fluke situation. I've done the > procedure myself many times. Add a new drive, cp -a some > of the old tree to it, update fstab and run with it. I've > moved entire systems to new drives that way with no > problems. > > I usually take a runnin

Re: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition?

2001-01-23 Thread woody
John Wolford wrote: > > Many a howto have i read. > > Here's the situation: My /usr partition has become > full. I would like to simply create a lager partition > and then copy over all the files from /usr and make > the necessary changes in fstab and remount. > > I tried 'cp -a' and um...tarba

Re: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition?

2001-01-23 Thread John J. LeMay Jr.
** Reply to message from John Wolford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Tue, 23 Jan 2001 16:22:18 -0800 (PST) > I tried 'cp -a' and um...tarballing with permissions > etc, and i'm not sure if i tried anything else. The method I've found to work is to tar up usr, un-tar it in it's new home, make the ch

Re: [expert] How to move /usr to another partition?

2001-01-23 Thread Ron Stodden
John Wolford wrote: > > Many a howto have i read. > > Here's the situation: My /usr partition has become > full. I would like to simply create a lager partition > and then copy over all the files from /usr and make > the necessary changes in fstab and remount. Very simple. Just resize the part

[expert] How to move /usr to another partition?

2001-01-23 Thread John Wolford
Many a howto have i read. Here's the situation: My /usr partition has become full. I would like to simply create a lager partition and then copy over all the files from /usr and make the necessary changes in fstab and remount. I tried 'cp -a' and um...tarballing with permissions etc, and i'm