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Subject: Re: Moving /usr
To: flaq@synwork.com (Mike)
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 13:45:02 +0200 (MESZ)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960731055632.9138A-100000@synwork.com> from "Mike" at Jul 31, 96 05:59:01 am
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In his e-mail Mike wrote:
> I want to move my /usr to another drive (running out of room presently).
> Anyone got any suggestions?  I tried before mv /usr /disk2 and creating a
> symbolic link to the new location and it didn't work right.  I think
> permissions got changed around somehow.  Any suggestions welcome.

tar-ring and un-tar-ring it as root might do it.  You will receive multiple
copies of hard linked files, though.  The other methould would be
dump/restore.

/Marino
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> Mike
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