[ubuntu-za] Home directory

[Wesley Werner]

Hi Bill.

First thing is to make a backup of your fstab just in case.

: sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak

As long as you dont alter the line for your /, the worst that can happen is
it will fail to mount your old home, and you can just edit and try again :)

sdb2 is an extended partition, its a 'fake' partition that holds other
partitions, as a work-around to overcome the 4 partition limit of
days-of-yore. The sdb6 seems likely the one you want to add.

Perhaps someone here can reply with their /home line to use as reference
for you, Bill. Sorry I am not at any pc today, and likely not until monday.
:/

Oh, and you dont have to use uuid's, those are suggested and very useful in
server systems where one may swap or add hard disks regularly, but the old
/dev/sdxy path is still supported and an easy alternative for home users.
Just be aware that adding a new disk, depending where on the cable or bus,
could alter your device points, i.e. Sda could become sdb (this behaviour
can be overidden via jumper switches on the drives).
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