From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 7 14:24:27 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B56E416A4CE for ; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:24:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from www6.web2010.com (www6.web2010.com [216.157.5.254]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AF0143D2F for ; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:24:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from MLandman@face2interface.com) Received: from Delliver.face2interface.com (iqwhqnk@inoc202-203.veranet.net [216.238.202.203] (may be forged)) by www6.web2010.com (8.12.10/8.9.0) with ESMTP id j07EO5Ff016314; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 09:24:11 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <6.2.0.14.0.20050107091811.01f21c78@mail.face2interface.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:24:17 -0500 To: Joshua Lokken , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Marty Landman In-Reply-To: References: <6.2.0.14.0.20050106184116.01f2aa80@mail.face2interface.com> <20050107053638.GE27020@turingmachine.mentalsiege.net> <6.2.0.14.0.20050107074632.03093500@mail.face2interface.com> <1105103142.708.136.camel@lorna.circlesquared.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: Re: clearing space X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 14:24:27 -0000 At 08:55 AM 1/7/2005, Joshua Lokken wrote: >On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 13:05:42 +0000, Peter Risdon > > > How about: > > > > #mv /sbin /usr/sbin > > #ln -s /usr/sbin /sbin > > #mv /root /usr/root > > #ln -s /usr/root /root I've run into a little bit of trouble here. I ssh into my fbsd box as user marty in group wheel, then su - as needed. As you'll see below, I wasn't able to set up the link for /root and now can't su to root either. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ # mv /sbin /usr/sbin # ln -s /usr/sbin /sbin # mv /root /usr/root # ls -s /usr/root /root ls: /root: No such file or directory /usr/root: total 1294 2 .cpan 2 .profile 14 mbox 2 .cshrc 2 .rnd 2 msg.txt 2 .fetchmailrc 2 .ssh 0 msg.txt~ 4 .history 2 exec 4 nmap-3.50 2 .klogin 2 ipfw.ac.list 1248 nmap-3.50.tar.bz2 2 .login 2 kernels # ls -l / total 10857 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 802 Apr 3 2003 .cshrc -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 251 Apr 3 2003 .profile -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 4735 Apr 3 2003 COPYRIGHT drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1024 Feb 9 2004 bin drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Feb 9 2004 boot drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Feb 9 2004 cdrom lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10 Feb 9 2004 compat -> usr/compat drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 17920 Feb 16 2004 dev drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Feb 9 2004 dist drwxr-xr-x 16 root wheel 2048 Jun 16 2004 etc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 9 Feb 9 2004 home -> /usr/home -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 2736474 Feb 18 2004 kernel -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4122347 Apr 3 2003 kernel.GENERIC -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4122347 Apr 3 2003 kernel.old drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Feb 9 2004 mnt drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 4096 Feb 18 2004 modules drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 4096 Feb 18 2004 modules.old dr-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 512 Jan 7 09:13 proc lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 Jan 7 09:11 sbin -> /usr/sbin drwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel 1024 Feb 9 2004 stand lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 12 Feb 18 2004 sys -> /usr/src/sys drwxrwxrwt 9 root wheel 1024 Jan 7 03:05 tmp drwxr-xr-x 19 root wheel 512 Jan 7 09:12 usr drwxr-xr-x 21 root wheel 512 Mar 1 2004 var # exit logout %su - Password: su: no directory %id uid=1000(marty) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel), 31(guest) %ls -l /usr total 52 ---------- 1 root wheel 111 Dec 31 1969 @LongLink drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Feb 16 2004 X11R6 drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 7168 Feb 18 2004 bin drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Feb 9 2004 compat drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Feb 9 2004 games drwxr-xr-x 9 root wheel 512 Jun 16 2004 guide drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Feb 9 2004 home drwxr-xr-x 41 root wheel 4096 Feb 9 2004 include drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 6144 Apr 3 2003 lib drwxr-xr-x 9 root wheel 512 Apr 3 2003 libdata drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 1536 Feb 9 2004 libexec drwxr-xr-x 16 root wheel 512 Feb 29 2004 local drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Feb 9 2004 obj drwxr-xr-x 60 root wheel 1536 Feb 16 2004 ports drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 512 Jan 7 07:42 root drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 4608 Jan 7 09:11 sbin drwxr-xr-x 27 root wheel 512 Apr 3 2003 share drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 512 Feb 18 2004 src %ln -s /usr/root /root ln: /root: Permission denied %su - Password: su: no directory % ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >Or just stop logging in as root, setup a user account for admin tasks, and >learn to use sudo ;) That's next on the list, once I get use of root back so I can install the sudo port (this was a mini-iso install). Thanks, this started as (I'd thought) very minor and is becoming consciousness expanding. Great end of the week project. Marty Marty Landman, Face 2 Interface Inc. 845-679-9387 Search & Sort Easily: http://face2interface.com/Products/FormATable.shtml Web Installed Formmail: http://face2interface.com/formINSTal