From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 4 05:53:43 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E8C237B401 for ; Wed, 4 Jun 2003 05:53:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay8-f36.bay8.hotmail.com [64.4.27.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7CF343F75 for ; Wed, 4 Jun 2003 05:53:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from unixtools@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 4 Jun 2003 05:53:42 -0700 Received: from 203.199.109.162 by by8fd.bay8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 04 Jun 2003 12:53:42 GMT X-Originating-IP: [203.199.109.162] X-Originating-Email: [unixtools@hotmail.com] From: "Sunil Sunder Raj" To: jemaxwell@jaymax.com Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 18:23:42 +0530 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Jun 2003 12:53:42.0735 (UTC) FILETIME=[53E3F5F0:01C32A98] cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 12:53:43 -0000 Hi, # umount /var # mv /var /usr # ln -s /usr/var /var In /etc/fstab remove the line containing /var Regards SSR >From: Joseph Maxwell >To: FreeBSD Users >Subject: Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition >Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 11:58:23 -0700 > >Hello, >The 3rd edition of "The Complete FreeBSD" suggest repositioning the /var >directory ( and even /tmp) to prevent filling up that partition. I >ignored it and did just that today, filled it up. So I attempted the >repositioning with the following recommended command steps and results: > > cd /var > tar cf - . | (cd /usr/var; tar xf - ) > cd / > rm -rf /var > ln -s /usr/var /var > >However the 'rm -rf /var' returned > > rm: /var: Device busy > >After trying all known tricks to me to remove /var, I concluded that >since it was mounted from the /etc/fstab I should dismount it and remove >the directory (link point ?) and create a soft link there as >recommended. However, on rebooting boot was aborted, was thrown into >single users mode. After some findangling eventually got the system back >up as before with the /var directory, except that now it contains only >the /var/cron and /var/run directories. > >The original /var contained > > /var/account: > /var/at: > /var/backups: > /var/crash: > /var/cron: > /var/db: > /var/games: > /var/log: > /var/lost+found: > /var/mail: > /var/msgs: > /var/preserve: > /var/qmail: > /var/run: > /var/rwho: > /var/smtpd: > /var/spool: > /var/tmp: > /var/webmin: > /var/yp: > >How can I restore the full functioning structural integrity as before, >of course the contents of the /usr/var directory was wiped out somwhere >along the way, sans log, sans mail, sans everything. Just want to >continue as before. > >Thanks. > >-- Joe -- > > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ Staying fit. It's about being happy! http://server1.msn.co.in/features/stayingfit/index.asp Check out the new mantra.