On Thu, 29 May 2003 19:48:32 -0400 Vikki Roemer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for your help, everyone. > > My mom asked me about the problem, so I explained it in as much detail > as I could (she's the only person in the family who's not a computer > person, though), and she's convinced that there's something physically > wrong with the HD (I dunno why, but that's her belief)-- so she says > that tomorrow she's going to buy me a new 60 GB HD! :) That's better > than the 40 I have now. :) So I'll just install clean on there, then > just 'mv' /home and at least part of /var (mostly /var/www) to the new > HD. *shrug* Good way to clean up a couple mistakes, too (like making > the hostname "Neuromancer" not "neuromancer"-- I'll make it lowercase > this time :). You may want to investigate "cp -a" for this, or tar or cpio. They are all better candidates than mv. Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]