Cookbook to get home into separate partition !?

[SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux]

On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 06:25 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> > On Mon, 2008-04-07 at 06:09 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> >   
> >> SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Hello Linux / Ubuntu expert and users
> >>> As a greenhorn / newbie with Ubuntu 7.10 since October 2007 my first
> >>> installation 
> >>> got quite simple with ROOT and SWAP only !
> >>>
> >>> In the meantime I have experienced and learnt a lot and want to
> >>> get /home 
> >>> into a separate parititon !!
> >>>
> >>> Can you help me with an easy understandable and usable cookbook to get
> >>> it done ???
> >>>
> >>> TIA for your assistance. ;-)
> >>>
> >>> The present configuration looks like following:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> sna at WS222:~$ UUIDcomp
> >>>
> >>> sda1 UUID=D2C47460C47448AD
> >>> sda5 UUID=edf0353d-b99b-41d6-b7aa-57fad83fab35
> >>> UUID=edf0353d-b99b-41d6-b7aa-57fad83fab35
> >>> sda6 UUID=2E6F3BB200B81788
> >>> sda7 UUID=10f72bf8-1357-4a6b-a1ae-bc9b9887c86f
> >>> sda8 UUID=19cf20fb-e967-41d9-b993-f0a9ca7829eb
> >>> UUID=19cf20fb-e967-41d9-b993-f0a9ca7829eb
> >>> sda9 UUID=76a67ae2-ba51-4698-ac8d-1382b30e0e57 #
> >>> UUID=76a67ae2-ba51-4698-ac8d-1382b30e0e57 /home ext3 0 2
> >>>
> >>> sna at WS222:~$ 
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> >>> #
> >>> # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
> >>> proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
> >>> # /dev/sda5
> >>> UUID=edf0353d-b99b-41d6-b7aa-57fad83fab35	/               ext3
> >>> defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
> >>> # /dev/sda1
> >>> UUID=D2C47460C47448AD /media/sda1     ntfs    defaults,umask=007,gid=46
> >>> 0       1
> >>> # /dev/sda8
> >>> UUID=19cf20fb-e967-41d9-b993-f0a9ca7829eb	none            swap    sw
> >>> 0       0
> >>> # /dev/sda9
> >>> # UUID=76a67ae2-ba51-4698-ac8d-1382b30e0e57		/home	ext3	0	2
> >>> /dev/scd0	/media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0       0
> >>> /dev/fd0	/media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto,exec 0       0
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> /home currently is in sda5 and should be moved to sda9
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I am open ears to get it done the best easiest way.
> >>> Cheers, svobi
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>     Here is my /etc/fstab file. There are two partitions connected to my 
> >> system.
> >>
> >> karl at karl-desktop:~$ cat /etc/fstab
> >> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> >> #
> >> # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
> >> proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
> >> # /dev/hda8
> >> UUID=a9c1cb61-ddfd-44f6-88b0-6dc976daf9ca /               ext3    
> >> defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
> >> # /dev/hda2
> >> UUID=7915f630-518c-425b-9fea-0ef07e50d0f9 none            swap    
> >> sw              0       0
> >> # /dev/sda2
> >> UUID=7d8c37ed-b2ec-4008-a137-f24c6659c5ab none            swap    
> >> sw              0       0
> >> /dev/hdb        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0       0
> >> LABEL=f7-home       /f7home          ext3     defaults       1    2
> >> /dev/hda9           /home       ext3     defaults       1    2
> >> karl at karl-desktop:~$
> >>
> >>     When you have this working your done. You do need to copy your 
> >> current /home/name/ to a new partition. I have used cp -a and dd and 
> >> both work fine. Karl
> >>     
> >
> > Hi Karl, 
> > Thanks for your, somewhat disappointing, effort and feedback !
> > What can I do and learn from your own data and setup ??
> >
> > As a newbie I provide my data and specifications to find help 
> > according to my environment and problems and had appreciated 
> > very much a cookbock how I can / could do feeling secure !! ;-)
> >
> > Myself I know how i want it done ...
> > ... I also know what has to be done ...
> > ... but currently I am "alone" here and unable HOW to do properly and
> > secure !!!
> >
> > Cheers, svobi
> >
> >
> >   
>     I know it sounds very hard but it is not. I suggest you start and I 
> will tell you how to do this since I do this now myself. I know English 
> is not your native language. So I will try to use simple English.
> 
>     Lets get off this list and send direct to each other. I can get your 
> direct email address from this email and you can get mine.
> 
> Karl

Hi Karl,
Thanks a lot for your offer ! ;-)
Got 2 more similar offers already !! ;-))

I do have an idea how to get assisted:
While working on my data move ...
... have a another system aside with Skype chat to my advisor !!! ;-D

Well, a quick phone call could also easy do ...
... but hearing handicapped, especially with foreign language, 
I have a problem here and prefer a (Skype) Chat or IRC.

Another problem:
Since 10 days we wait for Telekom to come and check and repair 
our main phone lines. ;-O
Glad that the xDSL line isn't touched !! ;-D

Once again, thanks and cheers
svobi