How do I move a usr partition?

How do I move a usr partition?

1 Answer

1. Mount the new partition somewhere in your filesystem. mount /path/to/device /mnt.
2. Copy the contents of your current /usr to the new partition. rsync -a /usr /mnt.
3. Unmount the new partition. umount /mnt.
4. Update your /etc/fstab to reflect the changes. /path/to/device /usr defaults 0 0.
5. Mount the new partition.

How do I move a Linux home to a different partition?

To migrate your current Home folder to an external partition, there are four things that you need to do:

1. Mount the external partition onto a temporary Home location.
2. Copy the files from your current Home folder to this temporary Home folder.
3. Relocate the current Home folder.
4. Mount the new Home folder.

How to move / home / opt / TMP to a separate partition?

I have a production server for which I would like to move the /home, /opt, /tmp, /user, /var to the ~300GB partition specially created for this purpose. No straightforward explanation found on how to do this, except that I can put every folder specified above on a separate partition, but I don’t want to do that.

How to move / var directory to another partition?

Once ready obtain partition UUID of your new var partition eg. /dev/sdc1: Confirm that it is mounted. Note, your output will be different: Reboot your system and you are done.

How to move / var folder to new partition in YaST?

Mount the new filesystem in /mnt, from YaST: Launch YaST, select Partitioner | expand Hard Disks | select Add Partition Select Maximum Size, if preferred.

How to mount new filesystem in / MNT?

Mount the new filesystem in /mnt, from YaST: Launch YaST, select Partitioner | expand Hard Disks | select Add Partition Select Maximum Size, if preferred. Note: If there is a problem, the directory may need to be created first. Select Finish and then Next.