Trying to move /usr SOLVED

[Michael S]

As I posted previously, removing /home (which defaults
as a link to /usr/home) and putting it back, this time
as a directory did the trick.
I read it in Greg Lehey's book.

Thanks for your help Derek

--- Derek Ragona <derek at computinginnovations.com>
wrote:

> At 07:17 PM 8/20/2007, Michael S wrote:
> >I tried changing the /home entry in the fstab to
> >/usr/home, but the result is the same.
> >And when I go to /home or /usr/home, issuing ls,
> >simply gives me the prompt.
> 
> Does the mount succeed?  On the new /usr does home
> actually mount?
> 
>          -Derek
> 
> 
> 
> >Michael
> ><--- Derek Ragona <derek at computinginnovations.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> > > At 06:47 PM 8/20/2007, Michael S wrote:
> > > >Right now things are set up the old way and
> here's
> > > >what the mount command says:
> > > >
> > > >/dev/da0s1a on / (ufs, local)
> > > >devfs on /dev (devfs, local)
> > > >/dev/da0s1e on /tmp (ufs, local, soft-updates)
> > > >/dev/da0s1f on /usr (ufs, local, soft-updates)
> > > >/dev/da0s1d on /var (ufs, local, soft-updates)
> > > >/dev/da1s1d on /usr/home (ufs, local,
> soft-updates)
> > > >/dev/da2s1d on /user (ufs, local, soft-updates)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Should I change my entry for /home, and make it
> > > >/usr/home ?
> > >
> > >  From your last note, it looked like home is
> > > /usr/home.  That is why I
> > > suggested you do:
> > > # mount
> > > and check how home is really mounted.  If it is
> > > /usr/home that would
> > > explain the trouble you had using your new /usr.
> > >
> > >          -Derek
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >--- Derek Ragona
> <derek at computinginnovations.com>
> > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > At 06:28 PM 8/20/2007, Michael S wrote:
> > > > > >Here's df -k output:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Filesystem  1K-blocks     Used    Avail
> > > Capacity
> > > > > >Mounted on
> > > > > >/dev/da0s1a    507630    85046   381974   
> 18%
> > >   /
> > > > > >devfs               1        1        0  
> 100%
> > > > > /dev
> > > > > >/dev/da0s1e    495726       10   456058    
> 0%
> > > > > /tmp
> > > > > >/dev/da0s1f   3733038  2869704   564692   
> 84%
> > > > > >/user
> > > > > >/dev/da0s1d    495726   110700   345368   
> 24%
> > > > > /var
> > > > > >/dev/da1s1d  68431992 27948332 35009102   
> 44%
> > > > > >/usr/home
> > > > > >/dev/da2s1d  17213408  2882922 12953414   
> 18%
> > > > > /usr
> > > > > >
> > > > > >When I go back to the old /usr by editing
> > > fstab:
> > > > > >/dev/da0s1b             none           
> swap
> > > sw
> > > > > >          0       0
> > > > > >/dev/da1s1b             none           
> swap
> > > sw
> > > > > >          0       0
> > > > > >/dev/da0s1a             /               ufs
> > > rw
> > > > > >          1       1
> > > > > >/dev/da0s1e             /tmp            ufs
> > > rw
> > > > > >          2       2
> > > > > >/dev/da0s1f             /usr            ufs
> > > rw
> > > > > >          2       2
> > > > > >/dev/da0s1d             /var            ufs
> > > rw
> > > > > >          2       2
> > > > > >/dev/da1s1d             /home           ufs
> > > rw
> > > > > >          2       2
> > > > > >/dev/da2s1d             /user           ufs
> > > rw
> > > > > >          2       2
> > > > > >/dev/acd0               /cdrom         
> cd9660
> > > > > >ro,noauto       0
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I get into my home directory with no
> problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > You need to adjust not just the /usr and
> /user
> > > but
> > > > > also /usr/home entries
> > > > > in fstab.  Before you make any changes, do
> just
> > > a
> > > > > mount command and see
> > > > > where things are mounted.
> > > > >
> > > > >          -Derek
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