Re: What is the correct method to change mount point?

[Adam Aube <aaube01@baker.edu>]

users@linuxforums.org wrote:

> I'll be installing another HDD (partitioned into hdb1 and hdb2). How
> should I go about changing the mount point for /var and /usr/local
> from hda3 to hdb1 and hdb2 respectively?

Add the HDD, create partitions and filesystems, then boot into single user
mode.

Procedure for moving /var:

1) mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt
2) mv /var/* /mnt/
3) umount /mnt
4) mount /dev/hdb1 /var
5) Change /etc/fstab accordingly

The procedure for /usr/local is similar.

Adam