Difference between revisions of "adding a new var partion to existing install"

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(Created page with "# 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 #edit /etc/fstab to reflect the ...")

Revision as of 16:18, 22 May 2013

  1. boot from a livecd,
  2. mount / (on /mnt/gentoo) and new-var (on /mnt/new-var)
  3. rsync dir contents 
rsync -av /mnt/gentoo/var/ /mnt/new-var
  1. 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
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