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Date:      Mon, 15 Feb 1999 16:03:04 +0100 (CET)
From:      Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de>
To:        "Long, Christopher" <longcg@msx.upmc.edu>
Cc:        "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Relabeling Partitions
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990215155908.6241A-100000@gwdu60.gwdg.de>
In-Reply-To: <8948DD9B2EDCD111B49500805FA78373126BE8@1upmc-msx2.isdbu.upmc.edu>

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Hello!

> Is it possible to relabel partions in 2.2.8 without losing data?  I want to
> increase my /var and /swap partitions, with extra space from my /usr
> partition.  Is this possible, with no loss of data?

No, it isn't. You could use an additional swap file (see FAQ) in /usr to
increase paging space, and you could move a subdirectory tree from /var to
/usr and then create a symbolic link back from /usr to /var to make better
use of your disk space.

Regards

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