Re: [PLUG] adding a second drive

[epike@isinet.com]

do you mean something like this

1. mount the new disk and boot as single user
2. partition the new disk to whichever new sizes of /home & /var you like
   (I suggest not taking up the whole 80 gigs; you might want to
   create partitions later)
3. some PCs like to reboot whenever you change the partition table
4. single user again; mount the 2 new partitions to temp partitions, like
   /newhome and /newvar or something
5. copy /home into /newhome , /var into /newvar using the piped-tar
   technique posted previously by the other person
6. unmount /home and /var and and mount the new ones as /home and /var
7. check if everything transferred ok
8. change /etc/fstab to reflect the new fileysem settings


JondZ

> 
> I have finally outgrown the drive I have in my colloe'd server
> (approximately 10 gig), and so bit the bullet and purchased a new 80 GD
> seagate barracuda, 7200 rpm. A little background. I am sharing the
> server with one other person fairly equally, although I am the official
> admin, and have one active user. I am hosting 3 active websites (FSVO
> active :)) and two shell accounts, and one pop3. I am running woody
> 2.2.18pre21.
> 
> What i intend to do is move /home and /var to the new drive, add an
> additional user, and make it as easy as possible for two of the users to
> get off the drive as the aquire their own storage space. I am not
> worried about a time frame or even really whether they move at all, it
> is more a conveniece play for them. So, the question is: I have asked
> roughly 4 or 5 people whom I trust, 3 of whom are debian specific users.
> I have gotten 8 suggestions on the best way to do this, if you include
> the changes of mind. The existing drive is almost full and is limiting
> my choices right now. I am somewhere between newbie and competent user,
> but lack decent hardware knowledge. How would you handle the transition
> and do you thnk my current plans are reasonable or dumb :)
> 
> I appreciate any input, and am more than willing to answer the questions
> I forgot to address in this :)
> 
> pinkee
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