-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 "tv.deb...@googlemail.com" <tv.deb...@googlemail.com> writes:
> On 15/08/2012 10:05, Merciadri Luca wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hi, >> >> I've got a backup of /home on some external HDD. Let us >> consider that one of my internal HDDs, more precisely the one containing >> /home, fails. I then need to replace it. If I manage to make the >> external HDD internal, and change /etc/fstab consequently, would it work >> without any issues? When should I change /etc/fstab? Would the path to >> the `new internal HDD' (the one which was precedently external) be the >> same as the path to the old one (the one that failed)? >> >> Thanks. >> - -- >> Merciadri Luca > > Hi, if your backup consists in a copy of folders/files from your > /home/username and respects the standard hierarchy (backup should > contains a "username" folder with all your files and folder in it), > and if the copy method and the filesystem preserved the permissions > (and eventually other attributes), you can simply plug the disk in, > change the backup drive partition UUID to the one used in the fstab > and be done with it. > > Boot your system in single user or from a live-cd, or any other linux > system at hand, plug your external backup drive, read the UUID used > for /home in your fstab and apply it to the external drive partition > (unmounted): > > tune2fs -U UUID-from-the-fstab /dev/address-of-backup-drive-partition > > It works with labels too, use option "-L" instead of "-U". > > man tune2fs is your friend. > > Of course you can do it the other way round, change your fstab to the > new drive partition UUID or label. If the filesystem is different from > the original partition you need to update the fstab accordingly in any > case. > > If you don't use UUID's or labels in fstab, then anything can > happen. It's hard to predict the name your new drive will show up > with. > > Hope it helps. Thanks for both messages. - -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ - -- Failure is not falling down, you fail when you don't get back up. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iEYEARECAAYFAlAroH4ACgkQM0LLzLt8MhzajgCcDjrEaFcZCvrkyAl9YIZEEEPK v2cAoJJw82alF/+gYfB6554A7wvKTayt =NDwT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87mx1w1eo1.fsf@merciadriluca-station.MERCIADRILUCA
