Re: Troubles with moving /var
i moved /var /home /usr with the command cp -a which preserves everything,
i did it on 2 main servers and have nbot had a single problem so i bet its
a safe way of doing it(the servers have been online since april)
cp -a doesn't work on more obscure platforms like irix..there is a tar
command..that acts like cp -a i saw it posted in a magazine(Maximum
Linux) but i forgot what it was, if its linux its safe to use cp -a
nate
On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Alberto Bigazzi wrote:
albbig >
albbig >The / partition on my home PC is fairly small and sometimes gets filled
albbig >up because ov /var, so I've decided to migrate /var somewhere else.
albbig >
albbig >I have /usr and /home as separate partitions and would like to leave /usr
albbig >alone, thus putting /var under /home, which is quite large and nearly
albbig >unused (it's just a home PC, and use it to connect to the 'real' one at
albbig >work).
albbig >
albbig >Q: Which is the correct way to do this?
albbig >=======================================
albbig >
albbig >I actually did it "by hand", by tar-ing /var, copying it under /home and
albbig >untaring it there. Then deleting /var and symlinking /home/var to /var.
albbig >
albbig >But I guess this is something VERY BAD as I ended up with lots of problems
albbig >with PERMISSIONS. Now normal users CANNOT write into directories under
albbig >/var, like /var/log or /var/lock, so I get lots of troubles of any
albbig >kind...
albbig >
albbig >Alberto.
albbig >
albbig >
albbig >
albbig >
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