mounting home on a different partition.

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Hi,
well, when i moved to linux, i only allocated 10 gb for ubuntu.. however, as the useage increased, the space concerns too.. and it wasn't before long that i had only 1 gb left on my hdd.

therefore, i decided to free another 15gb and use that partition as Home. here is the guide that shows how to do it.

*ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/move-home-to-its-own-partition/

one thing, when copying the files, use this command. the one listed on the site has been formatted by wordpress causing lotta problems.

Code:

$find . -depth -print0 | cpio -–null -–sparse –-preserve-modification-time -pvd /mnt/newhome

edit:
make sure u are root user before doing anything. become root by

Code:

$sudo -i

Also, read the comments before starting out.

cheers,
adi

blackleopard92 said:
the one listed on the site has been formatted by word causing lotta problems.

You mean WordPress right? Cause I can't imaging Carthik using Word for his blog! :shock:

And btw, even vB has changed the dashes

QwertyManiac said:
You mean WordPress right? Cause I can't imaging Carthik using Word for his blog!

sorry, typo.. corrected.

QwertyManiac said:
And btw, even vB has changed the dashes

that's why i put it in code blocks.

Um its faulty I mean:

Code:

cpio -–sparse
cpio: invalid option --

Notice the one longer dash vB automatically makes? Weird :S

One more thing guys.. make sure u are root user before doing anything.
become root by

Code:

$sudo -i