deleting old /usr directory after a move...
 

Hi,

Recently I started to run out of space on my root partition and after a quick look I realised it was mainly because my root partition had my /usr directory on it. So off I went and made a new partition, copied my old /usr files accross, updated /etc/fstab and hooray! It worked first time :)

Now the problem is that I didn't delete my old /usr files (a - I wanted to be able to fall back to my old settings and b I wouldn't have been allowed anyway). How can I delete the old files? I was toying with the idea of using an old Suse live eval cd (one of the linux distros that boots and runs from a cd) to remove the files from the partition.

Problem is I use SCSI and the driver disk for my controller (it's a little known about tekram job) isn't available (i.e. it doesn't exist!)

Can anyone lend a suggestion?

Thanks!

~James~

Wait figured it out! *duh* all I had to do was reboot with the old /usr, go into that and delete all the directories, pray there isn't a power cut at this precise moment, change the fstab back to use the new partition (.v important!!!) and reboot

Sorry to waste peoples time :)

~James~

"I was toying with the idea of using an old Suse live eval cd (one of the linux distros that boots and runs from a cd) to remove the files from the partition.

Problem is I use SCSI and the driver disk for my controller (it's a little known about tekram job) isn't available (i.e. it doesn't exist!)

Can anyone lend a suggestion?"

Yes. You can use LifeBoat to create a rescue CD which is highly compatible with your system:

http://users.rcn.com/srstites/LifeBo...home.page.html
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Steve Stites