The following is my /etc/fstab /dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda2 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda5 /backup ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 2 /dev/hda7 /usr ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdb1 /home ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdb2 /opt ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdb3 /var ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdb5 /usr/local ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdb6 /tmp ext2 defaults 1 2 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0 /dev/cdrom /cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 /dev/fd0 /floppy auto noauto,user 0 0 /dev/hdd /zip auto auto,user 0 0 Unfortunately, hda needs to be replaced (2nd WD drive to go flaky in 6 mos) and I'd like to know what the best approach would be. As you can see, the "variable" partitions like /home are all on hdb. What I'd like to do is install Suse 7.0 on a new hda (when 7.0 ships and I receive replacement drive) partitioned pretty much the same as the old hda and keep /home and /var as-is on hdb while reformatting /opt, /usr/local, and /tmp. I did something similar to this earlier (notice comment about WD drives above) and it _seemed_ like all I needed to do was make sure that when I recreated users and groups after fresh installation I assigned exact same numbers as before. Was I just lucky or should I be worried about introducing some incompatibilities using this approach? Is there a better approach? TIA patrick -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq