Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 00:23:28 -0700 From: Jim Mock <mij@soupnazi.org> To: Brown - Ozxpress Support <brown@ozxpress.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: need help with mailserver Message-ID: <20010822002327.A19881@helios.soupnazi.org> In-Reply-To: <001301c12ad7$62f8eae0$e66386cb@cnnet.com.au> References: <001301c12ad7$62f8eae0$e66386cb@cnnet.com.au>
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On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 at 16:55:10 +1000, Brown - Ozxpress Support wrote: > Hi, i have just done a fresh install of freebsd 4.3 using the default > partition sizes, and /var is so small that it keeps filling up with > mail. Is there an easy way to either resize the partition without > losing data, or to move the mail to a new location? * Kill off your MTA (sendmail, I'm assuming). * Copy /var/mail to /usr/local/mail or somesuch. * rm -rf /var/mail * ln -fs /usr/local/mail /var/mail * restart your MTA - jim -- jim mock <mij@soupnazi.org> tech writer | iXsystems, Inc. http://soupnazi.org/ work: jim@ixsystems.net | jim@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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