Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:25:01 -0500 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: "Long, Christopher" <longcg@msx.upmc.edu> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Relabeling Partitions Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB441A5EEB@site2s1>
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Isn't it also possible to use ccd, if there are multiple hard drives involved. > -----Original Message----- > From: Konrad Heuer [SMTP:kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de] > Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 10:03 AM > To: Long, Christopher > Cc: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' > Subject: Re: Relabeling Partitions > > > Hello! > > > Is it possible to relabel partions in 2.2.8 without losing data? I want > to > > increase my /var and /swap partitions, with extra space from my /usr > > partition. Is this possible, with no loss of data? > > No, it isn't. You could use an additional swap file (see FAQ) in /usr to > increase paging space, and you could move a subdirectory tree from /var to > /usr and then create a symbolic link back from /usr to /var to make better > use of your disk space. > > Regards > > // > // Konrad Heuer ____ ___ > _______ > // Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche / __/______ ___ / _ )/ __/ > _ \ > // Datenverarbeitung mbH GÖttingen / _// __/ -_) -_) _ |\ \/ > // / > // Am Faßberg, D-37077 GÖttingen /_/ /_/ > \__/\__/____/___/____/ > // Deutschland (Germany) ----- The Power to Serve > ----- > // http://www.freebsd.org > // kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de > // > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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