[ubuntu-nz] Cloning an ubuntu install.

[Al Twohill]

On Jan 25, 2008 11:07 AM, Steve Holdoway <steve at greengecko.co.nz> wrote:
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> The new disk should then boot in your new server. This will allow you the
freedom to resize any partitions with the  wisdom of hindsight. If you want
to change the number/location of paritions, then you'll need to reflect this
in the new /etc/fstab.
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> The only thing I'm not too sure about is the disk label stuff that ubuntu
uses... whether you'll need new ones or not as I avoid them at the moment.
Maybe someone who's suffered can comment.
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The disk label (UUID) is mainly to keep track of individual flash disks etc,
but it also lets you move your hard drives around on their cables/ports/etc
and still have them magically mount. With the old way, the device names
would change depending on where they were plugged in (/dev/sda,sdb etc)

To get the UUID's of the new partitions in Ubuntu, just run "sudo vol_id -u
[device]" where [device] is /dev/sda1 etc

Al
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