-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> writes:
> Hi, > > On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 10:04:48AM +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: >> Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> writes: >> >> > On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 11:20:49PM +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: >> >> I re-tried exactly the same thing, but with the same contents on both >> >> HDDs (proved with a diff). I had to use >> >> >> >> # cp --recursive --update .[a-zA-Z0-9]* /mnt/mymnttosdc5 >> > >> > The root cause of problem is you used "cp --recursive --update * blh ...". >> > Since things may have messed up somewhere, it is better to do it over. >> > >> > # cd /mnt/mymnttosdc5 >> > # rm -rf * .* >> > rm: cannot remove directory `.' >> > rm: cannot remove directory `..' >> > # cd >> > # cp -a ./ /mnt/mymnttosdc5 >> > # vim /etc/fstab >> > ... set up mount for your new home for next boot >> > # mount -t auto /dev/sdc5 /mnt/mymnttosdc5 >> > >> > Check how things are working. >> Same. I erased everything, and then re-copied everything. Same result. > > I was too quick to write this way. To get different behavior, you > clearly need to mount /dev/sdc5 as your home from console. (But this is > something, I think obvious actions without saying ...) Maybe you > did.... It is unclear for me. Since you are using home directory now, > you may need to logout and login to activate new filesystem situation. > > ... > >> > Did you set up fstab. Read "man 8 mount". >> For sure. I should have posted it before, but > > Maybe ... but not in complihensible way to me. > > For example what is the following fstab Is this before you reconfigure > or after. It has no /dev/sdc5 (commented out) so I assume this to be > "before". > I assume you enabled that line before reboot. Bt really???? > > Guessing from your posting .... > > Please make your point clear by doing following with just console > shell activities (no X11/curses application please): > > 0. Do "cd ;script myaction1.txt" > 1. mount /dev/sdc5 at /mnt/mymnttosdc5 > 2. move data from /home/merciadriluca to /mnt/mymnttosdc5 as you did > 3. Do "echo NEW > /mnt/mymnttosdc5/marker" > 4. Do "echo OLD > /home/merciadriluca/marker" > 5. Do "cat ~/marker" > 6. unmount /dev/sdc5 > 7. Do "cat /etc/fstab;mount" > 8. make modification to get updated fstab > 9. press ^D to exit script > 10. reboot > 11. Do "cd ;script myaction2.txt" > 12. Do "cat ~/marker" > 13. Do "cat /etc/fstab;mount" > 14. press ^D to exit script > 15. post myaction1.txt and myaction2.txt > >> == >> # cat /etc/fstab >> # /etc/fstab: static file system information. >> # >> # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> >> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 >> /dev/sda5 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1 >> /dev/sda6 none swap sw 0 0 >> #/dev/sdc5 /home/merciadriluca ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1 > > Why commented out? This is not active... > >> /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 >> /dev/scd1 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 >> /dev/scd2 /media/cdrom2 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 >> /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 >> 192.168.0.106:/home/merciadriluca /mnt/nfs/laptop/home/ nfs >> rw,sync,hard,intr 0 0 >> 192.168.0.107:/home/merciadriluca /mnt/nfs/eee/home/ nfs rw,sync,hard,intr 0 >> 0 > ... >> I hope my problem is now clear. Do not hesitate to give me any >> solution if you find out one. > > Not yet for sure. > >> Waiting for a solution to this unfortunate problem, > > Basically, problem solves by itself when one clarifies what is causing > problem. Let's see what you post. Your tone seems pointing out some angriness, doesn't it? The cat of the fstab was before/after the try, but not during it. That is, I had switched back to my /home/merciadriluca/'s original files (not the mounting). Do not worry, the problem is solved. Thanks for everything. - -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iEYEARECAAYFAks2PxAACgkQM0LLzLt8Mhw7xQCcDFVfIs+AlfC52dZLMxQN0Juh 7vQAn1Aa0xP7KbsIeoRK+WnBh4NVQ0CA =oNst -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
