Re: /u directory, users and filePro

FrankS wrote:
"Jean-Pierre Radley" <jpr@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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FrankS typed (on Thu, May 25, 2006 at 11:53:46PM +0000):
| Maybe someone can offer some advice.
|
| I've just installed a new server running SCO Open Server 6 and have
| installed my application and users. The system is up and running. On all
of
| my previous systems, I've had my application and users in the /
directory.
| df -v shows that most of the freespace is in the /u directory.
|
| Should I move my application (/appl) and my users to the /u directory?

Yes.

| If so, what is involved in doing this?

Well, using mv, tar or cp... Which part seems daunting?


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JP
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Sorry,

I'm not real comfortable with Unix, just thought I'd ask.

Thanks for the response. I appreciate your help.

Frank

Frank,

No need to be sorry, JP was just asking if you have done
any work to investigate your problem.

There are so many ways to answer your question, that without
specifics on your request, we could get involved in writing a
book.

1) dfspace will show your file usage. Run it and post it here.

2) You said /u has most of the free space. This only would happen
if you installed it that way by specifying the blocks dedicated
to the u file system. The OS does not put any files in /u during
the system installation (Openserver 5.0.x, I can't speak for Openserver
6.0).

3) If /u is empty or contains only users home directories then use
divvy and change its size to something smaller and used the freed
space to create one or more file systems (appl?). NOTE: If you have
installed your application in /appl on the root file system: close
the application and have all users log off, mv /appl to /oappl and then
run divvy to create /dev/appl.

4) Run "mkdev fs" and select /dev/appl and /appl and "mount by default."
this will make a filesystem on /dev/appl, mount it on /appl, and create
/appl/lost+found. You can then cd /oappl, "find . -depth -print | cpio -pmvd /appl"
to move the application to the new /appl filesystem. When your satisfied
that /appl is working, cd / and rm -rf oappl.

You need run man divvy, mkdev, and cpio to get familiar with these commands.

Good luck.

--

Steve Fabac
S.M. Fabac & Associates
816/765-1670
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