changing mount points

maverick_pol · 10-24-2007, 02:40 PM

Hi guys,

While installing the SunOS 10 I used the automatic layout on the disk. Unfortunately, the bigest partition is mounted as "/export/home"(/dev/dsk/c0d0s7) and one of the smallest one is mounted as "/"(/dev/dsk/c0d0s0). I would like to swap those mount points so.. "/" would me mounted on the "/dev/dsk/c0d0s7" and "/export/home" on the "/dev/dsk/c0d0s0".
How to do that?

I thaught about swaping the /etc/vfstab mount points( and /dev/dsk/...), but I am not sure is it safe.

Beforehand thanks for any ideas.

Maverick

jlliagre · 10-24-2007, 04:59 PM

If /export/home is unused in your installation, you can use ufsdump/ufsrestore to duplicate / to /export/home, then fix at least (/export/home)/etc/vfstab and add an entry in the grub menu pointing to the new root slice.

You also need to edit the new /boot/solaris/bootenv.rc file to update the bootpath property.

Beware that all of these actions are risky so you may end breaking your system and eventually have to reinstall it.

sunram · 10-25-2007, 06:21 AM

hi

you better re-install the your os.suppose any important data mens, you take the dump in tab and install new os after restore .

maverick_pol · 10-26-2007, 03:14 AM

Hi,

Thanks for your ideas. I will backup all important data and do as jlliagre suggested.

Thanks