Why can't you just
#mount --rebind /var /newvar
B G
Bonno Bloksma wrote:
> >> A simple live CD is sufficient:
> >> Debian netinst minimal CD in rescue mode is sufficient to do so.
> >> Do not forget to update the /etc/fstab configuration file with respect
> >> to the change; to clean up the /var (and let an empty one) in the `/'
> >> (root) partition.
> >
> > It is simpler to move the partition in single user mode. Just issue the command (as root)
+1 for single user mode. No need to boot other media. The system is
designed to be self-sufficient.
> > # shutdown now
>
> Hmm, I have always used the init command to change runlevels. So I would have gone for:
> # init 1
The documented interface is 'telinit' to tell init to change
runlevels. But in practice telinit is linked to init. Therefore it
works both ways.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jun 7 2012 /sbin/telinit -> init
> And indeed single user lever is the way to go for lots of stuff like this.
Agreed.
Bob