Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 20:42:08 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro> To: "Joseph" <ginipig@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Migrate /usr (ufs) to different partition (ufs2) on different slice Message-ID: <20031226204208.08bf2914.itetcu@apropo.ro> In-Reply-To: <006d01c3cbdd$5bb2eed0$6401a8c0@GINIPIG> References: <006d01c3cbdd$5bb2eed0$6401a8c0@GINIPIG>
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On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:23:27 -0600 "Joseph" <ginipig@earthlink.net> wrote: > Is it possible for me, in one way or another, to newfs a ufs2 partition from a differently partitioned slice? [..] > Merge space from unused ad0s1; > newfs to ufs2; > Create new /usr partition based on ad0s1's given space; > Create new /var partition " > Configure Loader to only recognise the 5_1_releng partition. > > I understand the implications of this procedure. Namely, I'll lose a Stable Partition, whilst having to deal with Current's quirks. > > This isn't a production server, it's more of a hobby machine where I can learn how to implement commands, and understand > coding structure/debug/fix. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NEW-HUGE-DISK will probably respond to your needs. -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD user
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