Nicholas Basila writes: > You can back up to tape and restore in single user mode. If /var and > /tmp aren't too big, you could boot into single user mode, > mount /usr > mount -r /var (just to be safe) > mount -r /tmp
> and create tar balls or even use dump to file (use the device in /dev as > source, of course) with /var and /tmp unmounted. > Then, reboot into single user mode with the new disk, set up the disk > the way you want it with fdisk and bsdlabel, and then untar or restore > from dump. Can I boot from the FreeBSD boot CD and avoid mounting anything on any of the hard drives at all? (That's not a problem in this case, since the root is on a different drive, but if I ever had to replace the drive containing the root I'm just wondering how to go about it.) -- Anthony _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
