On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 14:59:22 +0000, Fred Richards wrote: > I've installed a new hard disk and decided to shift /usr. > > I've tried using tar but I get lots of error messages - symbolic links > or something. > > When I unpack the file, amend fstab and reboot, the new /usr isn't > picked up properly and I have to re-mount the old version. > > Any ideas? > >
Do it like this: (I'm assuming that your new filesystem is created and EMPTY and is on, for the sake of the example, /dev/hdb1) mkdir /mnt/usr mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt/usr cp -ax /usr /mnt Oh, and: Please don't post HTML Please line wrap -- ....................paul Programming without a hex editor is like watchmaking without a hammer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
