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Am Samstag, 21. März 2009 19:05:42 schrieb Jarry: |
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> I found out my /usr is getting full pretty fast, so I want |
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> to increase it before it happens a real problem. I have: |
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> /dev/md4 (sda5+sdb5), ~5GB size, used for /var, nearly empty |
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> /dev/md5 (sda6+sdb6), ~5GB size, used for /usr, nearly full (90%) |
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> And I have /backup on separate partition (hda1), big enough |
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> What I think of is this procedure: First I copy /var and /usr: |
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> cp -a /var /backup |
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> cp -a /usr /backup |
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Yes. |
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> Then I intend to reboot with install-cd, repartition sda/sdb |
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> (make sda5/sdb5 smaller and sda6/sdb6 bigger), create new |
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> /dev/md4 and /dev/md5, mount them, and copy the content back. |
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No. Do it right this time and create only one md device and use lvm on top of |
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it to avoid such problems in the future. |
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BTW: Speaking of md4 and md5, is there also md[123]? If yes, you should think |
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about adding their space to that large md device, too. |
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> cp -a /mnt/gentoo/backup/var /mnt/gentoo/var |
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> cp -a /mnt/gentoo/backup/usr /mnt/gentoo/usr |
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Yes. |
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> Is it a correct procedure? All partitions are ext3 type, no lvm2, |
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> moreover on /dev/md so I can not extend/shrink them while using... |
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And that's the reason why it's not the correct procedure. |
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HTH... |
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Dirk |
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