From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 9 12:14:53 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 139DC16A419 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:14:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFA9813C469 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:14:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l79CBKLW079437; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:11:20 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l79CBJct079436; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:11:19 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:11:19 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: "Alain G. Fabry" Message-ID: <20070809121119.GA79394@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20070809065736.GA15402@ducati-748.3rdrock.kicks-ass.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070809065736.GA15402@ducati-748.3rdrock.kicks-ass.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Partitioning question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:14:53 -0000 On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 08:57:36AM +0200, Alain G. Fabry wrote: > Hello, > > I've partitioned my HD into 3 partitions. > > One is currently running FreeBSD6.2, the second has my data files (home > directories). > On the third I would like to install FreeBSD-current to play around a > bit and get more familiar with the OS. > > Is it possible after the installation of current on the 3rd partition > that I can use my data files > (home directories) without messing up the permissions/etc? > > So finally I would like to have Multiboot (FreeBSD 6.2 and Current) which > both use the same userspace (second partition) Sure, no problem. Just make a mount point for it and put it in /etc/fstab in both versions. Note, that I believe you are speaking of 'slices' when you say 'partition'. In FreeBSD UNIX world, the slice is the major division on the disk that is numbered 1..4 and a partition is a subdivision of a slice, labeled a..h. So, maybe your have 6.2 installed in da0s1[a..h] and that extra data written to da0s2a and plan to install 'current' to da0s3[a..h]. ////jerry > > Please let me know if this is not clear. Other than the possible conflicting use of the term partition, it is clear. ////jerry > > Thanks, > > Alain >