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Subject: Re: /home on its own partition possible in Ubuntu?
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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:54:14 GMT
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MCR wrote:
> Hi,
> as per the Subject line. I tinker with my Linux OS quite a lot, adding,
> removing etc. A few times it has become unstable or done something
> unexpected (My own fault). On another distro I tried /HOME can be set
> on its own partition, can this be done within Ubuntu? On my most recent
> setup I noticed that /HOME was not an option with the partition manager.
>
> Can I install another HD, copy my home directory to it, and then set it
> as a mount point post installation?
Be careful with ownership of the directories, issue a proper copy
command to keep all the user access rights on the destination copy, then
modify your /etc/fstab file to move the /home mount point to the new disk.
Remember to wipe clean the old /home to avoid a total mess!
I did it straight during installation, with Edgy Eft.
I have the / (and all descendants) on a 60 GB disk, the /home on another
80 GB, and the swap on a third 3.2 GB disk. All done during install
through the partition manager.
Good luck!
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