[SOLVED] Change tmp directory

driftboy · 12-07-2009, 11:36 AM

On Debian Standard System I would like to is change /tmp directory from it's original /dev/hda8 to destination /dev/hdd5

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Code:

Disk /dev/hda: 6448 MB, 6448619520 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 784 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0008e174

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *           1          43      345366   83  Linux
/dev/hda2              44         784     5952082+   5  Extended
/dev/hda5              44         456     3317391   83  Linux
/dev/hda6             457         711     2048256   83  Linux
/dev/hda7             712         760      393561   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda8             761         784      192748+  83  Linux

Disk /dev/hdb: 122.9 GB, 122942324736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14946 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x2e2e2e2e

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdb1               1       14946   120053713+  83  Linux

Disk /dev/hdd: 60.0 GB, 60060155904 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7301 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x28d0e6e1

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdd1               1        3659    29390886   83  Linux
/dev/hdd2            3660        4267     4883760    5  Extended
/dev/hdd5            3660        4267     4883728+  83  Linux

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Code:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/hda1       /               ext3    errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/hdb1       /backup         ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/hdd1       /home           ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/hda8       /tmp            ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/hda5       /usr            ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/hda6       /var            ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/hda7       none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0

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If I change /dev/hda8 to /dev/hdd5 and reboot the startx command fails to run anyone know why

AlucardZero · 12-07-2009, 11:53 AM

No, because you haven't given us any useful information. Not even the messages you get when you run "startx"!

Disillusionist · 12-07-2009, 12:12 PM

As AlucardZero stated, all we can do is guess without any further information.

My guess is that there is a permissions related issue with the new filesystem.

Was this partition being used for anything else previously?

Have you mounted the new /tmp filesystem and checked the permissions against the old filesystem?

What error messages are you getting?

driftboy · 12-07-2009, 12:15 PM

Ok let me try again,
The /tmp directory on /dev/hda8 is to small and I need more storage. I want to make a /tmp directory on /dev/hdd5 because it has more storage but, If I edit my /etc/fstab so that my /tmp directory points to /dev/hdd5 instead of /dev/hda8 my xserver fails to start. Maybe it's a permission problem but I don't know how to fix it.

driftboy · 12-07-2009, 12:24 PM

Disillusionist - I want to burn a audio cd with the software GnomeBaker. GnomeBaker uses the /tmp directory for temporary holding the music data. Currently my /tmp directory isn't big enough.

forrestt · 12-07-2009, 12:27 PM

Try running the following as root.

Code:

chown root:root /tmp
chmod 1777 /tmp

HTH

Forrest

driftboy · 12-07-2009, 12:41 PM

Thanks guys that worked you're awesome

forrestt · 12-07-2009, 12:56 PM

Can you change the thread to solved then?

Thanks,

Forrest