How do I move a var folder?

How do I move a var folder?

To relocate or move the /var folder to a new partition in Linux, please follow the steps below:

1. Add a new hard disk to the server.
2. Mount the new filesystem in /mnt, from YaST:
3. Switch to single-user mode:
4. Copy the data in var only to the new mounted filesystem:
5. Rename the current /var directory for backup purposes:

How do I move var log audit to another partition?

In principle, (and short answer), one possible approach could be… Mount the new partitions as /var/log2 /var/tmp2 and /var/log/audit2 NOTE: keeping the original mounts mounted as normal! Use rsync at rescue. target (or equivalent) to take data from the existing locations to the new locations.

Where is var mounted?

Since the /var directory can fill up with log files and cause the boot partition to grow, it is recommended that /var be located either on a separate hard disk on the appliance, or on a remote NFS directory.

What happens if VAR is full?

Barry Margolin. /var/adm/messages can’t grow. If /var/tmp is on the /var partition, programs that try to create temp files there will fail.

How do I move var logs?

How do I move VAR logical volume?

Move /var without changing into single-user mode

1. Create and use a new /var filesystem with LVM. Create the filesystem for the new var volume, mount it (using a temporary directory) and copy files from the current /var to the new filesystem.
2. Update the filesystem table.
3. Recover disk space from the root filesystem.

Why do we separate VAR logs?

There are two important reasons to ensure that system logs are stored on a separate partition: protection against resource exhaustion (since logs can grow quite large) and protection of audit data.

How do I transfer a VAR to my house?

Is Linux safe to move partitions?

“Moving a partition might cause your operating system to fail to boot. Moving a partition might take a very long time to apply.”

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 can I move / var / log Directory?

Mount over /var/log. Restore old configurations, SIGHUP/reload daemons again. Create a new LV/partition and mount it properly over either /var or /var/log. The easy way is to take down the server to maintenance mode (single-user mode), and use the actual console (not ssh) for the operation.

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.

When to move Linux directories to separate partitions?

Sometimes it may be necessary to move linux directories to separate partitions because the root partition is too small and cannot be resized or extended. Add a new hard disk to the server. Note: If this is a virtual machine, see how to add a new virtual hard disk to the VM with a corresponding vendor.