How to safely move a directory to a different partition?
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My / partition keeps filling up. To mitigate this, I'd like to move /opt to a different directory, /usr/local/foo, which is mounted to a different partition.
How do I do this safely? If I simply move /opt to /usr/local/foo/opt then create a link of some sort from /opt --> /usr/local/foo/opt, will all the permissions, bits, etc. be correctly set up?
I'm using Ubuntu.
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My / partition keeps filling up. To mitigate this, I'd like to move /opt to a different directory, /usr/local/foo, which is mounted to a different partition.
How do I do this safely? If I simply move /opt to /usr/local/foo/opt then create a link of some sort from /opt --> /usr/local/foo/opt, will all the permissions, bits, etc. be correctly set up?
I'm using Ubuntu.
files filesystems
asked Sep 5 at 21:58
Trent Bing
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Related: renaming a huge folder: is it risky?
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Sep 6 at 19:05
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My / partition keeps filling up. To mitigate this, I'd like to move /opt to a different directory, /usr/local/foo, which is mounted to a different partition.
How do I do this safely? If I simply move /opt to /usr/local/foo/opt then create a link of some sort from /opt --> /usr/local/foo/opt, will all the permissions, bits, etc. be correctly set up?
I'm using Ubuntu.
files filesystems
asked Sep 5 at 21:58
Trent Bing
175111
My / partition keeps filling up. To mitigate this, I'd like to move /opt to a different directory, /usr/local/foo, which is mounted to a different partition.
How do I do this safely? If I simply move /opt to /usr/local/foo/opt then create a link of some sort from /opt --> /usr/local/foo/opt, will all the permissions, bits, etc. be correctly set up?
I'm using Ubuntu.
files filesystems
files filesystems
asked Sep 5 at 21:58
Trent Bing
175111
asked Sep 5 at 21:58
Trent Bing
175111
edited Sep 6 at 17:31
asked Sep 5 at 21:58
Trent Bing
175111
asked Sep 5 at 21:58
Trent Bing
175111
asked Sep 5 at 21:58
Trent Bing
175111
175111
Related: renaming a huge folder: is it risky?
– Kusalananda
Sep 6 at 19:05
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Related: renaming a huge folder: is it risky?
– Kusalananda
Sep 6 at 19:05
Related: renaming a huge folder: is it risky?
– Kusalananda
Sep 6 at 19:05
Related: renaming a huge folder: is it risky?
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Sep 6 at 19:05
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rsync -a
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mount --bind --make-slave
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Your answer is good for the most part, rsync and mount --bind are great here, but can you complement it to cover the OP's use case? What rsync command would be appropriate? How to empty /opt before mounting on top of it? How to get the bind mount to get mounted automatically on boot? (What syntax should be used in /etc/fstab for that?)
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1 Answer
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rsync -a
followed by
mount --bind --make-slave
answered Sep 6 at 1:16
user1133275
2,297412
Your answer is good for the most part, rsync and mount --bind are great here, but can you complement it to cover the OP's use case? What rsync command would be appropriate? How to empty /opt before mounting on top of it? How to get the bind mount to get mounted automatically on boot? (What syntax should be used in /etc/fstab for that?)
– Filipe Brandenburger
Sep 6 at 2:00
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rsync -a
followed by
mount --bind --make-slave
answered Sep 6 at 1:16
user1133275
2,297412
Your answer is good for the most part, rsync and mount --bind are great here, but can you complement it to cover the OP's use case? What rsync command would be appropriate? How to empty /opt before mounting on top of it? How to get the bind mount to get mounted automatically on boot? (What syntax should be used in /etc/fstab for that?)
– Filipe Brandenburger
Sep 6 at 2:00
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up vote
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up vote
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rsync -a
followed by
mount --bind --make-slave
answered Sep 6 at 1:16
user1133275
2,297412
rsync -a
followed by
mount --bind --make-slave
answered Sep 6 at 1:16
user1133275
2,297412
answered Sep 6 at 1:16
user1133275
2,297412
answered Sep 6 at 1:16
user1133275
2,297412
answered Sep 6 at 1:16
user1133275
2,297412
2,297412
Your answer is good for the most part, rsync and mount --bind are great here, but can you complement it to cover the OP's use case? What rsync command would be appropriate? How to empty /opt before mounting on top of it? How to get the bind mount to get mounted automatically on boot? (What syntax should be used in /etc/fstab for that?)
– Filipe Brandenburger
Sep 6 at 2:00
add a comment |Â
Your answer is good for the most part, rsync and mount --bind are great here, but can you complement it to cover the OP's use case? What rsync command would be appropriate? How to empty /opt before mounting on top of it? How to get the bind mount to get mounted automatically on boot? (What syntax should be used in /etc/fstab for that?)
– Filipe Brandenburger
Sep 6 at 2:00
Your answer is good for the most part, rsync and mount --bind are great here, but can you complement it to cover the OP's use case? What rsync command would be appropriate? How to empty /opt before mounting on top of it? How to get the bind mount to get mounted automatically on boot? (What syntax should be used in /etc/fstab for that?)
– Filipe Brandenburger
Sep 6 at 2:00
Your answer is good for the most part, rsync and mount --bind are great here, but can you complement it to cover the OP's use case? What rsync command would be appropriate? How to empty /opt before mounting on top of it? How to get the bind mount to get mounted automatically on boot? (What syntax should be used in /etc/fstab for that?)
– Filipe Brandenburger
Sep 6 at 2:00
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Related: renaming a huge folder: is it risky?
– Kusalananda
Sep 6 at 19:05