Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 21:27:11 +0800 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Peter Fogg <pf20360@email.csun.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation Problem Message-ID: <19980427212711.45986@papillon.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <3540A818.61C1ACF6@csun.edu>; from Peter Fogg on Fri, Apr 24, 1998 at 07:56:24AM -0700 References: <3540A818.61C1ACF6@csun.edu>
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On Fri, 24 April 1998 at 7:56:24 -0700, Peter Fogg wrote:
> On page 72 of The Complete FreeBSD book, second edition, several
> end-of-installation procedures are recommended. The procedure to move
> "/var" is the one giving me the problem. When I enter the commands
> listed, the following takes place:
>
> # mkdir /usr/var ( this works )
> # cd /var ( this works )
> # tar cf - . | (cd /usr/var; tar xf - ) ( this works )
> # cd / ( this works )
> # rm -rf /var ( I receive a message "/var Device is busy" )
> # ln -s /usr/var /var ( does not work )
Yes, this is a consequence of the previous problem.
> Some subsequent operations, including the boot process, display messages
> that state the some file in /var cannot be found.
This procedure is intended only for people who have not created a /var
file system (as I suggest earlier in the chapter). It looks to me as
if you have done this although you have created a /var file system.
The problem now is that you have deleted all the files, and that you
can't delete the mount point (/var) because there is a file system
mounted on it. You have two options:
1. Put the files back where they came from:
# cd /usr/var/
# tar cf - . | (cd /var; tar xvf -)
then at least restart syslogd, as described in the text.
2. Forget /var and leave them where they are:
# umount /var
# rmdir /var
# ln -s /usr/var /var
Remove the /var entry from /etc/fstab (with an editor).
The second option leaves you with a file system floating around with
which you can't do too much. On the whole, I'd stick with the first
option. If you do, and *after* you're sure it all works, you can tidy
up with:
# rm -rf /usr/var
Greg
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