I don’t always separate out /home (depends on if space is tight and I will need /home to be able to take advantage of that space flexibly), but definitely separate out /tmp and /var.
Most systems I’ve worked on have some downtime available, so if you are in a five-nines situation, this might not be for you, but here’s how I would do this: - First, get the system into single-user mode or better, boot from something like Knoppix. - Add some permanent storage and make partitions for /var, /tmp and so on. - Now make some mountpoints on the original filesystem like /mnt/var, /mnt/tmp, etc. and temporarily mount your new partitions there. (Those mountpoints may look a little different if you are booting from Knoppix.) - Recursively copy with `sudo cp -v --recursive --preserve /var/* /mnt/var` (for /var, for example). Make sure to check your original directories for any dotfiles, as that command will miss those. - Unmount those temporary mountpoints. - Move the original directories out of the way (i.e. sudo mv /tmp /tmp.bak) and make a new /tmp, /var, etc. making sure the permissions match the originals you’ve just moved. - Edit /etc/fstab to automount your new partitions to your new mountpoints, reboot and double-check your work. I’m sure there’s ways to shorten all that, but you get the idea. Tony Jeffries ajef...@angrywithunicorns.org N0NRO “Caffeinated For Your Safety" On Aug 7, 2014, at 1:33 PM, benjamin barber <starwor...@gmail.com> wrote: > I usually have /var/ and /home separate from the root install. > > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 1:24 PM, MIke C. (Tech. Coord.) < > mike.conn...@albertagrocery.coop> wrote: > >> One of the of the worst nightmares of a new incoming SysAdmin has to be >> having the server not be accessible because the previous SysAdmin thought >> it was good idea to only have a root partition and then some backup script >> fails and spools up on the local drive, or there's a bug, virus, etc and / >> fills up. >> >> Asking people who have direct experience with resolving this nightmare what >> the best method is of migrating a production server install on a single / >> partition to a multi-partitioned install. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Mike >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
