Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 15:38:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: Jamie Bowden <jamie@inna.net> Cc: FreeBSD-Hackers <FreeBSD-Hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: moving stuff Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970425153716.4010B-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970425152408.3506H-100000@dolphin.inna.net>
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On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Jamie Bowden wrote: > On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > I was wondering if anyone knows the right way to move /var/spool into, > > say, /usr? I don't have a real large /root partition (30 megs) and > > having the printer spool area there is a pain, while my /usr and /usr2 > > partitions are huge and available. I don't see where lpr especially > > allows for redirecting things. I'd like to move mail, bu the printer > > spooler is the worst offender. > > I mv'd the spool directory to /usr, then softlinked it back to /var. > Works fine for me. I tried that last night, but the system continued to look for the files in /var/spool. I changed the sd stuff in printcap, and mv'ed the directories. I'll try it again, maybe I fumblefingered part of it. > > Jamie Bowden > > Network Administrator, TBI Ltd. > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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