Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 10:18:12 -0700 (PDT) From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> To: data@dreamhaven.net, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Swapping out root partition Message-ID: <199810071718.KAA12434@pau-amma.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810061416360.19930-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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>Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:17:15 -0700 (PDT) >From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> >> I need to swap out the drive on my FreeBSD system that contains the root >> partition. Is there a recommended procedure for doing this, so I don't >> screw up my machine? >Copying the root partition is the same as copying any other partition, >just make sure /etc/fstab is accurate. Well, except that when I did this, I tried using /stand/sysinstall's front end to the disklabel/newfs/mount programs, and found it a bit odd that it used slice "e" for what was to be the new root filesystem.... Ended up going in with disklabel -e to change things around to the way I wanted them afterward.... david -- David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator dhw@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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