Thanks a lot. I will try it.
Ganbold
At 08:06 PM 1/20/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Ganbold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >How to safely move /var/spool/mail directory to somewhere else?
> >Because my /var partition is filling up.
>
>If you have another disk or empty space you can create a new filesystem on,
>you can probably do something like the following:
>
>Create the new filesystem, using fdisk and mkfs as necessary.
>
>Make a temporary mount point for the new filesystem, like /newmail, or
>whatever you like. Mount the new filesystem.
>
>Stop sendmail or whatever you're using as an SMTP server. This will
>prevent new mail from arriving while you're working on moving things.
>
>Assuming you're using pop3, comment out the pop3 line in /etc/inetd.conf,
>then restart inetd. This will prevent users from retrieving their mail
>while you're moving it. If you're not using pop3, you'll need to stop
>whatever you're using.
>
>Copy all users' mail files from /var/spool/mail to /newmail. Make sure
>they got copied and check the permissions as well. Once you are confident
>everything's has been properly copied to the new location, delete the mail
>files from /var/spool/mail.
>
>Unmount /newmail and re-mount it as /var/spool/mail. Edit /etc/fstab to
>reflect the new, correct mount point for /var/spool/mail so it will be
>mounted properly on the next boot. (Remember that you must mount /var
>first, then /var/spool/mail.)
>
>Restart sendmail. (or whatever you use for SMTP)
>
>Uncomment the pop3 entry in /etc/inetd.conf and restart inetd. (Again
>assuming you're using pop3.)
>
>Remove the directory /newmail
>
>Send yourself a test message to be sure it works!
>
>That should be about it. Hopefully I haven't missed anything.
>
>-Eric
>
>
>Eric Sisler
>Library Computer Technician
>Westminster Public Library
>Westminster, CO, USA
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