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Re: fsck separate /usr

by Neil Bothwick :: Rate this Message:

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On Sun, 13 May 2012 17:11:55 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote:

> # copy data over
> rsync -ax /usr /tmp/bindroot/

It would be wise to remount /usr read-only before doing this.

> No need for downtime except for the reboot, I guess I cannot
> unmount /usr otherwise.

You could drop to single user mode to unmount /usr, but as that involves
stopping and restarting just about every service, it is just as
convenient to reboot... unless you are aiming for some sort of uptime
record.


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