On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 01:49:44AM -0500, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: > On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 08:11:39PM -0600, Hanasaki JiJi wrote: > | is it safe to take a harddrive, with data on it, out of one system and > | put it in another? > > Just ensure that > 1) the other machine's hardware can handle the disk (naturally :-)) > 2) the kernel of the other box supports the filesystem you used > on the disk (also quite natural :-)) > 3) either the UIDs match, or else you are prepared to deal with > wacky file ownerships
2a) The partition table on the disk is supported by the kernel on the other box (e.g. you move a disk from a sparc to hppa). Probably not a big issue for most people :-) -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Never tell people how to do things. Tell them WHAT to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. -- Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
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