Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 13:10:34 +0300 From: Vallo Kallaste <kalts@estpak.ee> To: Joseph Maxwell <jemaxwell@jaymax.com> Cc: FreeBSD Users <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Repositioning /var | /tmp to avoid disk full condition Message-ID: <20030602101034.GA355@kevad.internal> In-Reply-To: <3ED8FB4E.76498642@jaymax.com> References: <3ED8FB4E.76498642@jaymax.com>
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On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 11:58:23AM -0700, Joseph Maxwell <jemaxwell@jaymax.com> wrote: > 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. FreeBSD uses mtree(8) to create distribution directories, look into /etc/mtree, you find the templates there. In case you've lost the /var hierarchy, the simplest way to recreate it is: mtree -deU -f /etc/mtree/BSD.var.dist -p /var This is what /usr/src/etc/Makefile distribution target uses, also. -- Vallo Kallaste
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