From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Apr 25 17:08:34 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA21805 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 25 Apr 1997 17:08:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from argus (pm3-p38.tfs.net [206.154.183.230]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA21800 for ; Fri, 25 Apr 1997 17:08:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by argus (8.6.12/8.6.12) id TAA09809; Fri, 25 Apr 1997 19:08:17 -0500 From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199704260008.TAA09809@argus> Subject: Re: moving stuff To: chuckr@mat.net (Chuck Robey) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 19:08:16 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Reply-To: jbryant@tfs.net In-Reply-To: from "Chuck Robey" at Apr 25, 97 12:50:03 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply: > 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. take the machine into single-user... mv /var/spool /usr ln -s /usr/spool /var/spool ^D transparent, and contents of the existing spool remain intact.... jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" jbryant@tfs.net - KC5VDJ 2M, 70cm, KPC-3+ - kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam