Re: Duplicating current debian install

2002-02-15 Thread Paul Seelig
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 06:03:20PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > François Chenais wrote on Fri Feb 15, 2002 um 05:42:06PM: > > > > i want to change my laptop disk from 5 Go to 20 Go > > But I do not want reinstall my debian. > Normally one installs Debian just once and then simply clones

Re: Duplicating current debian install

2002-02-15 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 06:03:20PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > > Disk-upgrade-howto says, tar has a serious bug, however I do not know > what they are talking about. I suggest: > > tar -l -p -s --same-owner --numeric-owner / | tar -l -p -s --same-owner > --numeric-owner -C /mount/newdisk > Th

Re: Duplicating current debian install

2002-02-15 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Jason Majors wrote on Fri Feb 15, 2002 um 09:49:17AM: > Do not simply tar/copy/etc. a running /var partition and expect it to start > properly at the next boot. I forget the specifics, but booting into single > user allowed me to move it without these problems, so if you do tarballs, go

Re: Duplicating current debian install

2002-02-15 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include François Chenais wrote on Fri Feb 15, 2002 um 05:42:06PM: > Hello, > > i want to change my laptop disk from 5 Go to 20 Go > But I do not want reinstall my debian. > > Does a tar enougth ? Disk-upgrade-howto says, tar has a serious bug, however I do not know what the

Re: Duplicating current debian install

2002-02-15 Thread Jason Majors
> i want to change my laptop disk from 5 Go to 20 Go > But I do not want reinstall my debian. > I moved my /var once and had some problems, and here's what I learned: Do not simply tar/copy/etc. a running /var partition and expect it to start properly at the next boot. I forget the spe