can I move the /usr directory to another partition?

walterbyrd · 07-08-2005, 11:07 PM

I need to free up some space. I have a free linux partition. I don't have any data stored, the apps are taking up all the room.

Can I move the /usr directory to the free partition? The free partition is mounted on /temp. Can I just move everything in /usr to /temp. Then delete the old /usr and remane /temp /usr?

The only problem that I can forsee is that the fstab may not mount the partition with /usr on it soon enough.

btmiller · 07-09-2005, 12:41 AM

You can do this. It's best to do it in single user mode so nothing is actually relying on the /usr partition. You more or less have the procedure correct: move everything over and then edit /etc/fstab so that the new partition is mounted as /usr, then reboot.

Tinkster · 07-09-2005, 01:44 AM

Why boot?

init 1
move
umount /usr
edit fstab
mount /usr
init 3

Cheers,
Tink

abunsair · 07-10-2005, 04:31 AM

you can create a link

walterbyrd · 07-10-2005, 07:24 PM

Okay, I moved it.

It was a cinche. Nothing to it. I did a cp -r, instead of a mv; just to make sure I wouldn't lose anything if there was a problem.

After everything copied over, and the system worked just fine, I went ahead and deleted the original /usr directory, and freed up the space.

Thanks for the help.