Difference between revisions of "adding a new var partion to existing install"
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rsync -av /mnt/gentoo/var/ /mnt/new-var | rsync -av /mnt/gentoo/var/ /mnt/new-var | ||
| − | + | 4. edit /etc/fstab to reflect the new location of /var ... remove or backup the old /var/* ... reboot | |
*** note: the slashes on directory names are not accidental ... so no trailing slash on /mnt/new-var | *** note: the slashes on directory names are not accidental ... so no trailing slash on /mnt/new-var | ||
[[category:partitions]] | [[category:partitions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:18, 22 May 2013
- boot from a livecd,
- mount / (on /mnt/gentoo) and new-var (on /mnt/new-var)
- rsync dir contents
rsync -av /mnt/gentoo/var/ /mnt/new-var
4. edit /etc/fstab to reflect the new location of /var ... remove or backup the old /var/* ... reboot
- note: the slashes on directory names are not accidental ... so no trailing slash on /mnt/new-var
