I forgot to mention that this is under RH7.3
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 3:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: mounted file systems > > I was wondering what I need to do in order to exchange the /home and /var > file systems. The way it was defaulted, the /home file system is much > larget than I would ever need, and the /var file system is much smaller > than I will need. It just so happens that they would probably be just fine > if they were reversed. I tried to move the contents from each to the > other, and change the /etc/mtab to reflect mounting the file systems to > the other names, but it appears that any changes to mtab are lost when you > reboot. It seems that the /proc directory has a mounts file that contains > the mtab information, but it is a symbolic link to a file that shows up as > empty under the file command and is read only if loaded into an editor. It > also appears that the linked file is itself a linked file and that the > file name changes with each press of the return key. First time I have > ever seen anything like this, so I thought I would check here to see if > anyone might be able to tell me how I would exchange the /home and /var > directories, or just how to get the actual /dev/hda6 to mount as /home and > /dev/hda3 to mount as /var. After that, I can move the contents. > > TIA > > Steven Hill > Greenfield, MA USA
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