Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:27:17 -0500 From: Doug Poland <doug@polands.org> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: ptitoliv <ptitoliv@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Resizing /var Message-ID: <42AAF4C5.3090802@polands.org> In-Reply-To: <20050611135853.GA37790@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> References: <42AAEA6B.9030602@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net> <20050611135853.GA37790@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv>
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2005-06-11 15:43, ptitoliv <ptitoliv@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net> wrote: > >>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. > Doesn't it make sense to simply move selectetd directories to a partition with free space and create symlinks? I would think moving /var/db and /var/log would suffice for most situations. -- Regards, Doug
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