2007/7/30, Chris Arnold <carnold@electrichendrix.com>:
OK, i have partitioned the array and have formatted the physical drive. I used these commands:
fdsik /dev/sdb -n -p -w Then to formatt i used: mkfs.reiserfs -f /dev/sdb
Now to copy over the existing /opt folders and files, i am trying to use: cp /opt/* /dev/sdb/opt and get "not a directory". What is the correct way to copy over the existing /opt folder and files as to not break anything? Symbolic links and what not, i do not want to break anything.
It doesn't work that way, you must mount the filesystem. Try this procedure: - mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt - tar cf - /opt | tar xvf - -C /mnt Once you check everything was copied as it should (you better do a backup also): - umount /mnt - rm -rf /opt/* - add "/dev/sdb1 /opt reiserfs acl,user_xattr 1 2" to /etc/fstab - mount -a PS: Did the mkfs.reiserfs command succeed?, i think you should have given /dev/sdb1 as the parameter (not just sdb) Ciro -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org