Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 16:58:53 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: ptitoliv <ptitoliv@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Resizing /var Message-ID: <20050611135853.GA37790@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> In-Reply-To: <42AAEA6B.9030602@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net> References: <42AAEA6B.9030602@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net>
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On 2005-06-11 15:43, ptitoliv <ptitoliv@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net> wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I have a big problem on a FreeBSD 5.3 Box. It is an hosted server > installed by an hosting service. But I didn't know what they smoke when > they have installed the system but they sized the /var filesystem only > to 200 MB which is not sufficient for my needs. > > I used an emergency solution which was to transfer some datas on /usr > like databases but I am afraid that the problem will come back. So I am > asking here if there is any solution to transfer free space from ./usr > to /var. > > But there are some constraints : > > - I have no free unpartitioned space available > - I can't format any partition because and I can't loose datas > > Is there any solution with some BSD tools in order to solve this problem ? None that I know of. Your best bet is, I guess, to find somewhere enough space for a backup, repartition & restore session.
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