-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joe Hart wrote: > Wei Chen wrote: > > [snip] >> What I currently do to handle scratch installation is that: Before I do >> the installation, I rename /home to something like /abc to make sure the >> installation process won't touch it. During the installation, I choose >> to use existing partition and not to re-partition or format. And after >> the installation is finished, I remove the new /home that is generated >> during the installation and rename /abc back. > > Wouldn't it be easier to let the system install in one partition and not > tell the installer to use your old /home at all. Then when the install > is complete, delete the /home that it created and add a line in > /etc/fstab for your /home instead? > > What an installer doesn't know about, it's less likely to mess up. >
Yes, I agree. It is just that it becomes difficult for an existing system to change its file system without re-install. If I install the system again or on a new machine, I will consider using LVM from the very beginning. For the current system, I will think of whether to change when I have free time. Thanks. :) BTW, I see the power of LVM now. Just recall that we have a Etch file server that have two big disks. We have to call them "data1" and "data2" respectively. This gives the users inconvenience, too. - -- Cheers, Wei Chen http://www.acplex.com/people/wchen/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGFJwzCIqXQV6BF28RAtwSAJ4u9PXWgQ3m2VcfpFoTqT2z1EDpgQCgrLJK QJBEW93WmZ7GisP8vBaDjOQ= =8f80 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
