On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 06:28:37AM -0600, Julesg wrote:
> Any hints...
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> Is it realistic to attempt this?
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> I intend to tar up the current /usr, then
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> untar in in where I'd like my new /usr partition to be, then
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> hand edit the fstab
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> Or am I all wet?? Can this work? Suggestions? Have I forgotten something.
> I could do this with Linux -- but that's bloatware today, in some ways it's
> getting to be like windoz.
This is very much possible. Do remember the -p flag to tar.
Someone is likely to recommend dump/restore, which, admittedly, work
very well. But I like to stick to what I'm most familiar with in such
dangerous cases.
/usr/src can be safely (re)moved, as it is not used during normal
operation (many systems do not have it - you can use a central buildhost
and distribute the results from there, see the FAQ).
It's best to boot to single-user first, to make sure nothing is
happening on /usr. Not that anything should, but one never knows...
Joachim
