Mount a partition to an existing folder
 

Is it possible to mount a partition to an existing folder? I'm trying to mount the new partition onto /usr/local but when I add it to fstab, it seems to over-ride the existing folder and it shows up empty. Is this the correct line to have in fstab?

/dev/hda2 /usr/local reiserfs defaults 1 2

Is what I'm asking even possible?

Thanks for the help ahead of time.

Zac

ok, so u want to move a "folder" to a new partition?? it sounds like u are mounting a empty partition

Yes, It's a completely empty partion. I have to move the entire folder onto that drive? Is it as easy as cp -r?

yes, u should just be able to edit the fstab for ur new partition. be sure to move the files u want to a temp folder or something first. then either reboot or mount the new partition from the terminal

That did the trick. Messed up my owners and groups on the files, but thats easy enough to fix. Thanks for the help!

no problem.....good luck