On 13/04/06, Donald D Henson
(SuSE Linux 10.0)
I need to add some disk space to my /public folder. I am currently running a single partition on a single 125 GB disk drive. My intentions are to mount the new drive to a temporary folder, /pubnew for example, copy everything from /public to /pubnew, delete the files in /public, and then rename /pubnew to /public. On the surface, this sounds okay but it is so simple that it makes me think I have missed something. Can anybody see a way that this procedure can get me into serious trouble? I'd appreciate any comments.
Donald D. Henson, Managing Director West El Paso Information Network The "Non-Initiation of Force Principle" Rules
I think I would be tempted to at least rename the old '/public' file to /publicold just in case anything wasn't right. I wouldn't delete it for a few days until I was happy the transfer was ok. Over the top maybe but I've seen enough data lost by cavalier usage to be ultra cautious now :-) No doubt others can offer some better suggestions as well. -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Xmas may be over but, PLEASE DON'T drink and drive you'll make it to the next one that way. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR