[CentOS] Mounting /var directory to a new HardDisk

Fri Jan 18 03:39:27 UTC 2008
redhat at mckerrs.net <redhat at mckerrs.net>

----- redhat at mckerrs.net wrote:
> For sure you will be able to mount /var on your new disk....
> 
> but not before you boot single user and copy all the contents across
> manually and then modify /etc/fstab to reflect the new location of
> /var.
> 
> In my experience it is nigh-on impossible to *move* /var when a system
> is running.
> 
> Hint : next time use LVM *even* if you only have 1 physical disk to
> start with. It makes this sort of situation an non-event.
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> ----- "Indunil Jayasooriya" <indunil75 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a mailgw running Centos where trendmicro(IMSS) is installed.
> > it
> > works perfectly. Now, the problem is it is running out of Harddisk.
> > 
> > pls see below  and pay attention to / file system (/dev/sda6),
> where
> > only 1.3 gb is available. these are not Logical volums (LVM)
> > 
> > [root at gateway 17141]# df -h
> > Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> > /dev/sda6             9.7G  7.9G  1.3G  87% /
> > /dev/sda1              99M  9.2M   85M  10% /boot
> > /dev/sda5              15G   11G  3.5G  75% /opt
> > none                  627M     0  627M   0% /dev/shm
> > 
> > I checkd with du -h. then, I saw /var has 7.1 gb. So, Now I want to
> > know, If I plug a new harddisk and partion with fdisk and then
> format
> > that harddisk, will I able to mount /var directory to it ?
> > 
> > Your Ideas?
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Thank you
> > Indunil Jayasooriya
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