Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 11:58:23 -0700 From: Joseph Maxwell <jemaxwell@jaymax.com> To: FreeBSD Users <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition Message-ID: <3ED8FB4E.76498642@jaymax.com>
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Hello,
The 3rd edition of "The Complete FreeBSD" suggest repositioning the /var
directory ( and even /tmp) to prevent filling up that partition. I
ignored it and did just that today, filled it up. So I attempted the
repositioning with the following recommended command steps and results:
cd /var
tar cf - . | (cd /usr/var; tar xf - )
cd /
rm -rf /var
ln -s /usr/var /var
However the 'rm -rf /var' returned
rm: /var: Device busy
After trying all known tricks to me to remove /var, I concluded that
since it was mounted from the /etc/fstab I should dismount it and remove
the directory (link point ?) and create a soft link there as
recommended. However, on rebooting boot was aborted, was thrown into
single users mode. After some findangling eventually got the system back
up as before with the /var directory, except that now it contains only
the /var/cron and /var/run directories.
The original /var contained
/var/account:
/var/at:
/var/backups:
/var/crash:
/var/cron:
/var/db:
/var/games:
/var/log:
/var/lost+found:
/var/mail:
/var/msgs:
/var/preserve:
/var/qmail:
/var/run:
/var/rwho:
/var/smtpd:
/var/spool:
/var/tmp:
/var/webmin:
/var/yp:
How can I restore the full functioning structural integrity as before,
of course the contents of the /usr/var directory was wiped out somwhere
along the way, sans log, sans mail, sans everything. Just want to
continue as before.
Thanks.
-- Joe --
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