Assuming you have a /mnt/tmp directory, you can do:
mount /dev/hda12 /mnt/tmp
cp -dpR /home/* /mnt/tmp
Then you check that everything is on the right place, and that I have not
given you the wrong cp command (verify symlinks for example). Check also
that each file belongs to the right user and has the right permissions.
Then you can:
umount /mnt/tmp
If you are sure that everything is OK (do it at your own risk):
WARNING: It will ERASE *forever* your _old_ home directory.
rm -rf /home/*
And finally
mount /dev/hda12 /home
And you should be done :)
Missing things to do: Update your /etc/fstab file to make it include the
line for mounting /dev/hda12 into /home with the right parameters for
checking and so on.
Good luck!
Antonio
On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Dzuy M. Nguyen wrote:
> I mounted a new partition /hda12 and use the /home as the mountpoint.
> When I go:
>
> mount /dev/hda12 /home
>
> I end up with an empty directory. How do I move the current contents
> of my /home directory into the new mountpoint /home on /dev/hda12?
>
> thanks.
>
