Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 18:23:42 +0530 From: "Sunil Sunder Raj" <unixtools@hotmail.com> To: jemaxwell@jaymax.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition Message-ID: <BAY8-F36qMk7LiHdlQg0005e0ba@hotmail.com>
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Hi, # umount /var # mv /var /usr # ln -s /usr/var /var In /etc/fstab remove the line containing /var Regards SSR >From: Joseph Maxwell <jemaxwell@jaymax.com> >To: FreeBSD Users <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Subject: Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition >Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 11:58:23 -0700 > >Hello, >The 3rd edition of "The Complete FreeBSD" suggest repositioning the /var >directory ( and even /tmp) to prevent filling up that partition. I >ignored it and did just that today, filled it up. So I attempted the >repositioning with the following recommended command steps and results: > > cd /var > tar cf - . | (cd /usr/var; tar xf - ) > cd / > rm -rf /var > ln -s /usr/var /var > >However the 'rm -rf /var' returned > > rm: /var: Device busy > >After trying all known tricks to me to remove /var, I concluded that >since it was mounted from the /etc/fstab I should dismount it and remove >the directory (link point ?) and create a soft link there as >recommended. However, on rebooting boot was aborted, was thrown into >single users mode. After some findangling eventually got the system back >up as before with the /var directory, except that now it contains only >the /var/cron and /var/run directories. > >The original /var contained > > /var/account: > /var/at: > /var/backups: > /var/crash: > /var/cron: > /var/db: > /var/games: > /var/log: > /var/lost+found: > /var/mail: > /var/msgs: > /var/preserve: > /var/qmail: > /var/run: > /var/rwho: > /var/smtpd: > /var/spool: > /var/tmp: > /var/webmin: > /var/yp: > >How can I restore the full functioning structural integrity as before, >of course the contents of the /usr/var directory was wiped out somwhere >along the way, sans log, sans mail, sans everything. Just want to >continue as before. > >Thanks. > >-- Joe -- > > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ Staying fit. It's about being happy! http://server1.msn.co.in/features/stayingfit/index.asp Check out the new mantra.
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