Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 01:24:36 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> To: Jim Mock <mij@soupnazi.org> Cc: Brown - Ozxpress Support <brown@ozxpress.com.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: need help with mailserver Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0108220124220.34199-100000@ren.sasknow.com> In-Reply-To: <20010822002327.A19881@helios.soupnazi.org>
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Jim Mock wrote to Brown - Ozxpress Support: > 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 Hmm... I think you read my mind, Jim ;-) > > - jim > > -- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> Network Administrator, Accounts SaskNow Technologies - http://www.sasknow.com #106-380 3120 8th St E - Saskatoon, SK - S7H 0W2 Tel: 306-664-3600 Fax: 306-664-1161 Saskatoon Toll-Free: 877-727-5669 (877-SASKNOW) North America To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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