Re: Moving /usr problem

2004-01-08 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 02:59:22PM +, 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 pr

Re: Moving /usr problem

2004-01-07 Thread Pigeon
On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 02:59:22PM +, 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

Re: Moving /usr problem

2004-01-07 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
Em Qua, 2004-01-07 Ãs 12:59, Fred Richards escreveu: > I've installed a new hard disk and decided to shift /usr. The best is to boot from CD, mount both partitions, and mv them I think. -- Leandro GuimarÃes Faria Corcete Dutra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Prefeitura do MunicÃpio de SÃo Paulo Go

Re: Moving /usr problem

2004-01-07 Thread Paul Morgan
On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 14:59:22 +, 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 pro

Re: Moving /usr problem

2004-01-07 Thread Sturla Holm Hansen
On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 15:59, 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

Re: Moving /usr problem

2004-01-07 Thread Monique Y. Herman
On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 at 14:59 GMT, Fred Richards penned: > > 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

Re: Moving /usr problem

2004-01-07 Thread Kevin Boergens
Hello! I've tried using tar but I get lots of error messages - symbolic links or something. Unfortunatelly my crystal ball got broken yesterday, so the exact error message would help! Greetings, Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trou

Re: Moving /usr problem

2004-01-07 Thread Uwe Dippel
On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 14:59:22 +, 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. > Somewhat difficult on a life system. I'd boot KNOPPIX and moved everything around wi

Moving /usr problem

2004-01-07 Thread Fred Richards
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?     Yahoo