[NCLUG] ipchains question

[Mark Sizer]

How can I move /tmp? 

It always has locked stuff in it. I'd love to get it off the / partition, 
but how do I get rid of the original? Boot to a different run-level? I 
normally run at 5.

- Mark


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 4/21/01, 10:57:10 AM, R P Herrold <herrold at owlriver.com> wrote regarding 
Re: [NCLUG] ipchains question:


> On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Mark Sizer wrote:

> > Thanks guys, I'll give it a whirl.
> >
> > I'm using Red Hat 7.0, which I believe has a 2.4.x kernel - I'll check.
> >
> > If not, I'll upgrade. I hate compiling kernels, but it beats having to

> RH 7.0 had a 'preview' 2.4 kernel -- but 7.1 is out ... and
> is really smooth ...

> Hints:

> 1.  Dead minimum 32 M ram required -- with ram prices the way
> they are pick up a stick of 128 and it will sing

> 2.  Pre-set up swap at least @x physical RAM

> 3.  Set / up with perhaps 300M ; and  /usr with 1.4G

> 4.  Give /tmp and /var their own partitions -- I use 300M for
> /tmp, and also segregate /home and /var/spool to a different
> mountpoint

> ... rsync is your friend for 'photocopying' an existing
> installation onto a new drive:

>   rsync -av --exclude /proc --exclude /mnt/build  --exclude \
>       /proc /. /mnt/build/.

> where the new drive and its partitions are hung below
> /mnt/build

> Make a boot floppy, with an initrd if the boot media is SCSI

> Then fix up /mnt/build/etc/fstab to reflect the new
> partitoning; fix up /mnt/build/etc/lilo.conf to reflect the
> new drive

> Boot from the floppy; run   lilo -v   and   ldconfig -v

> Reboot from hard drive, and you're done ...

> -- Russ


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