As I posted previously, removing /home (which defaults as a link to /usr/home) and putting it back, this time as a directory did the trick. I read it in Greg Lehey's book.
Thanks for your help Derek --- Derek Ragona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 07:17 PM 8/20/2007, Michael S wrote: > >I tried changing the /home entry in the fstab to > >/usr/home, but the result is the same. > >And when I go to /home or /usr/home, issuing ls, > >simply gives me the prompt. > > Does the mount succeed? On the new /usr does home > actually mount? > > -Derek > > > > >Michael > ><--- Derek Ragona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > > > > > At 06:47 PM 8/20/2007, Michael S wrote: > > > >Right now things are set up the old way and > here's > > > >what the mount command says: > > > > > > > >/dev/da0s1a on / (ufs, local) > > > >devfs on /dev (devfs, local) > > > >/dev/da0s1e on /tmp (ufs, local, soft-updates) > > > >/dev/da0s1f on /usr (ufs, local, soft-updates) > > > >/dev/da0s1d on /var (ufs, local, soft-updates) > > > >/dev/da1s1d on /usr/home (ufs, local, > soft-updates) > > > >/dev/da2s1d on /user (ufs, local, soft-updates) > > > > > > > > > > > >Should I change my entry for /home, and make it > > > >/usr/home ? > > > > > > From your last note, it looked like home is > > > /usr/home. That is why I > > > suggested you do: > > > # mount > > > and check how home is really mounted. If it is > > > /usr/home that would > > > explain the trouble you had using your new /usr. > > > > > > -Derek > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- Derek Ragona > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > At 06:28 PM 8/20/2007, Michael S wrote: > > > > > >Here's df -k output: > > > > > > > > > > > >Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail > > > Capacity > > > > > >Mounted on > > > > > >/dev/da0s1a 507630 85046 381974 > 18% > > > / > > > > > >devfs 1 1 0 > 100% > > > > > /dev > > > > > >/dev/da0s1e 495726 10 456058 > 0% > > > > > /tmp > > > > > >/dev/da0s1f 3733038 2869704 564692 > 84% > > > > > >/user > > > > > >/dev/da0s1d 495726 110700 345368 > 24% > > > > > /var > > > > > >/dev/da1s1d 68431992 27948332 35009102 > 44% > > > > > >/usr/home > > > > > >/dev/da2s1d 17213408 2882922 12953414 > 18% > > > > > /usr > > > > > > > > > > > >When I go back to the old /usr by editing > > > fstab: > > > > > >/dev/da0s1b none > swap > > > sw > > > > > > 0 0 > > > > > >/dev/da1s1b none > swap > > > sw > > > > > > 0 0 > > > > > >/dev/da0s1a / ufs > > > rw > > > > > > 1 1 > > > > > >/dev/da0s1e /tmp ufs > > > rw > > > > > > 2 2 > > > > > >/dev/da0s1f /usr ufs > > > rw > > > > > > 2 2 > > > > > >/dev/da0s1d /var ufs > > > rw > > > > > > 2 2 > > > > > >/dev/da1s1d /home ufs > > > rw > > > > > > 2 2 > > > > > >/dev/da2s1d /user ufs > > > rw > > > > > > 2 2 > > > > > >/dev/acd0 /cdrom > cd9660 > > > > > >ro,noauto 0 > > > > > > > > > > > >I get into my home directory with no > problem. > > > > > > > > > > You need to adjust not just the /usr and > /user > > > but > > > > > also /usr/home entries > > > > > in fstab. Before you make any changes, do > just > > > a > > > > > mount command and see > > > > > where things are mounted. > > > > > > > > > > -Derek > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > This message has been scanned for viruses > and > > > > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > > > > believed to be clean. > > > > > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for > their > > > > > support. > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > > > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > > > > >-- > > > >This message has been scanned for viruses and > > > >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > > >believed to be clean. > > > >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their > > > support. > > > > > > -- > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > > believed to be clean. > > > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their > > > support. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > > > > > >-- > >This message has been scanned for viruses and > >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >believed to be clean. > >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their > support. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their > support. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
