[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 01:41:11PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: > > > On Wed, 2006-12-20 at 14:36 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I recently tried to move /var to a new partition. Booted from some > > > live cd, moved it and edited /etc/fstab to suit. Broke the machine > > > > So, what did you do to move it? (list of commands used, would be good) > > Hmm, it's a couple of weeks ago now. I usually use cp -a for things > like this and then rename the directory and make a new one to mount to, > but in this case I think I used mv. I don't think there are any critical
Note mv doesn't work between filesystems. cp -a or tar/untar (or any other archiver) is the right way. > symlinks. The old /var directory was definitely empty after the move, > because I checked. Anyway cp -a back again put everything into place > and the system booted as normal afterwards. I don't understand how. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. Spammers! http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling/emails.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
