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   From: MCR    
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   Subject: Re: /home on its own partition possible in Ubuntu?   
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   ßodincµs wrote:   
   > 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!   
      
   Thank you very much.. I suspected it was possible.  Why it isnt a mount    
   point option on partitioning I don't know.   
      
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