Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am using: rsync -arHpogDtxz -e ssh ... This preserves hardlinks,
> ownerships, permissions and timestamps and doesn't cross filesystem
> boundaries. The latter may not work with separate partitions for
> /usr and whatnot.
The -a option in rsync is the same as -rlptgoD. So you've added -Htx.
The -Ht options definitely look good, I'll have to remember them. But
why -x?
> This probably doesn't matter too much after a fresh install, but my
> filesystem is 8 gigs...
Well, -H will make things go more slowly. Perhaps not a big deal
though.
> I've had to edit /etc/mtab to make mkfs.xfs believe that it can
> actually safely create the filesystem.
?? That's bizarre, /etc/mtab should have been overwritten on reboot.
Ah, I think I know why this happened. I forgot to list two important
steps.
4½) Before you reboot using the NFS root, you need to change your
fstab on the remote computer's image to look like:
192.168.5.76:/ / nfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hdX /boot ext2 rw 0 2 # change X to your /boot partition
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# plus any swap partitions
7½) Change the filesystem type of / from ext2 to xfs in your new
/mnt/etc/fstab. Also, be sure the "options" field is just
"defaults". This means you need to remove errors=remount-ro or
whatever.
Good luck!
