On Mon, Apr 19, 2004 at 05:47:27AM +0100, users@linuxforums.org wrote: > Current setup: > > swap hda1 > /home hda2 > / hda3 > (based on this layout, /usr/local and /var should be on hda3?) > > 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? > > Future setup: > > swap hda1 > /home hda2 > / hda3 > > /var hdb1 > /usr/local hdb2 > > Thanks ! > ---- Hi, 1) install new drives 2) boot KNOPPIX with 'knoppix s' 3) partition new disk (cfdisk) 4) create file systems on new disk (mkfs.ext2,etc) 3) create temporary mount point:/mnt/root,/mnt/var.new,etc. 4) cp -auv from /mnt/root/var to /mnt/var.new (may need to repeat),etc 5) on /mnt/root edit /mnt/root/etc/fstab add line for /var,etc 6) mv /mnt/root/var to /mnt/root/var.old ,etc. 7) create /mnt/root/var, /mnt/root/usr/,/mnt/root/usr/local... 8) reboot, should work ok. 9) if ok, then you can delete var.old,etc. THIS IS UNTESTED. but should be a basic outline. YMMV, -Kev
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