Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 17:39:17 -0500 From: "Christian Kuhtz" <ck@gnu.org> To: "John Bolster" <j.bol@gte.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: How to move /var directories Message-ID: <NEBBJKIJGLMGELMBGHEOEENBCJAA.ck@gnu.org> In-Reply-To: <NEBBKLANMLAKACFKNODOCEHICJAA.j.bol@gte.net>
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Symlink the culprits to the /usr partition. For instance, mkdir /usr/mail mv /var/mail/* /usr/mail ln -s /usr/mail /var/mail And repeat ad nauseum. Cheers, Chris -- Christian Kuhtz <ck@arch.bellsouth.net> -wk, <ck@gnu.org> -hm Sr. Architect, Engineering & Architecture, BellSouth.net, Atlanta, GA, U.S. "I speak for myself only." > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of John Bolster > Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 5:39 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: How to move /var directories > > > Hi, > > I set up my FBSD 4.1 box with a 20MB /var and 14GB /usr and now I've spent > ages configuring everything else- dns, ftpd, httpd, firewall, etc. Now I > come to use it as a mail server for over 100 people, I've realized that /var > needed to be much bigger and I'll probably never have much use for all the > /usr space. > > I've read that there is no Partition Magic type program for FBSD, so I > assume I'll have to move /var/mail and /var/ftp somewhere else where there > is more room. > > Can anyone tell me if this is the best way to deal with this, if there is a > better idea, and (ideally) how to do it? > > Thanks for your help, > > John Bolster > > > > 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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