On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Sven Willenberger wrote: > > > Konstantin 'Kosta' Welke wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Diskspace is running low, so I'd like to move my /usr to another > > disk. I was told that cp -Rv is not a good idea and i should use > > dump instead. The problem is: That disk is big and half-full and > > I don't want to empty it. Is it possible to let restore work to > > a directory instead of a disk? Im not sure after reading the man > > page, google doesnt know either and I dont want to find out "the > > hard way". So i guessed it couldn't hurt to ask... > > > > If you have any hints or alternatives, please let me know! > > > I have done the following in the past: > > mount [new device] /usr2 > cd /usr > find . -print | cpio -pdumv /usr2 use -depth to ge tcorrect timestamps on directories.. > (perhaps do an fsck at this point) > modify /etc/fstab to point to new /usr partition and reboot > > Sven > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org" >Received on Mon Jul 05 2004 - 20:38:46 UTC
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