Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 14:32:03 +1000 From: dan_mclean@mlc.com.au To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i-node problems Message-ID: <OFAFD3091A.4738B0AF-ONCA256A96.0018A94B@mlc.com.au>
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Futher to my last, I have come accross a possible solution to the problem
Can anyone tell me the implications of doing the following?
Create /var link
# mkdir /usr/var
# cd /var
# tar cf - . | (cd /usr/var; tar xf - )
# cd /
# rm -rf /var
# ln -s /usr/var /var
>I have just installed 4.3 on a 40Gb hard disk (I was sick of not being
able
>to run latex).
>I keep getting an error "out of i-nodes" which I guess means that my /var
>partition is filling
>up. This is because I used the suggested partition size in the disk set up
>part of the install
>so only have 20Mb for /var and 39Gb for /usr (ok I know how dumb that is
>now).
>Here are my questions
>1. Can I link the /var/db/pkg files to somewhere on my /usr partition?
>2. Can I repatriation the /var some how to be say 100Mb ??
>Thanks in advance.
>Dan McLean
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