[ubuntu-za] Home directory
Charles Irons
ironscf at nashuaisp.co.za
Sat Jan 19 13:32:17 UTC 2013
My mind boggles. Thankfully I decided to stay with LTS 12.04
All this tech stuff just confuses me. BUT I do enjoy Ubuntu!!!
Chas.I
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> 1. Home directory (Bill Cairns)
> 2. Re: Home directory (Wesley Werner)
> 3. Re: Home directory (Bill Cairns)
> 4. Re: Home directory (Frans de waal)
> 5. Re: Home directory (Bill Cairns)
> 6. Re: Home directory (Wesley Werner)
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> email message attachment ([ubuntu-za] Home directory)
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> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com>
> > To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> > <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: [ubuntu-za] Home directory
> > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:08:41 +0200
> >
> >
> > So.
> >
> > I finally decided that my problems with my 12.10 machine were probably
> > caused by a bad install and so I decided to re-install
> >
> > One of the options on the re-install is to simply re-install. So I did
> > that and the system ended up worse than before. Not only did it
> > immediately blow with a Combiz error, but it so slow that the mouse
> > was barely usable. So I decided on
> >
> > The next option which is to completely reinstall. Warning - I was
> > going to lose all my files. OK - I have a good backup so off I went.
> > It took a long time (it seemed to sit on "Reinstalling old
> > applications" for yonks. Heck - I didn't even want it to re-install
> > old applications). But eventually
> >
> > I have a good 12.10 installation. At least I have not had a Compiz
> > error and the mouse is great. But now I find
> >
> > I made a silly error during the re-installation and did not tell the
> > sector manager that my Home directory was already on sector DB6 (or
> > something). So it created me a new Home directory on the Root sector..
> >
> > How (without re-installing please!) can I tell it that actually my
> > Home directory is on a different sector?
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
>
> email message attachment (Re: [ubuntu-za] Home directory)
>
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Wesley Werner <wesley.werner at gmail.com>
> > To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> > <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Home directory
> > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:42:07 +0200
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Bill.
> >
> > What you need to do, is edit /etc/fstab. That file controls what
> > partitions your system mounts during boot.
> >
> > Look for the line the points to your /home and replace the mount
> > point to the /dev/sdbX location. Before that though, just confirm
> > the partition of your old home with fdisk -l. Mount it manually to
> > look at it's contents if you are unsure.
> >
> > Also, if you dont see any existing fstab entry for home, it means
> > you will just have to add it.
> >
> > I recommend you to 'man fstab' or google what the file does, just to
> > familiarize yourself.
> >
> > On Jan 18, 2013 8:09 PM, "Bill Cairns" <cairnsww at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > So.
> >
> > I finally decided that my problems with my 12.10 machine
> > were probably
> > caused by a bad install and so I decided to re-install
> >
> > One of the options on the re-install is to simply
> > re-install. So I did
> > that and the system ended up worse than before. Not only did
> > it
> > immediately blow with a Combiz error, but it so slow that
> > the mouse
> > was barely usable. So I decided on
> >
> > The next option which is to completely reinstall. Warning -
> > I was
> > going to lose all my files. OK - I have a good backup so
> > off I went.
> > It took a long time (it seemed to sit on "Reinstalling old
> > applications" for yonks. Heck - I didn't even want it to
> > re-install
> > old applications). But eventually
> >
> > I have a good 12.10 installation. At least I have not had a
> > Compiz
> > error and the mouse is great. But now I find
> >
> > I made a silly error during the re-installation and did not
> > tell the
> > sector manager that my Home directory was already on sector
> > DB6 (or
> > something). So it created me a new Home directory on the
> > Root sector..
> >
> > How (without re-installing please!) can I tell it that
> > actually my
> > Home directory is on a different sector?
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --
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> > ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za
>
> email message attachment (Re: [ubuntu-za] Home directory)
>
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com>
> > To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> > <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Home directory
> > Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:40:57 +0200
> >
> >
> > I must have written this while half asleep!
> >
> > What I should have written is that I mucked up my partitions - my Home
> > directory is on a different partition, but the installer created a new
> > one on my Root partition.
> >
> > I hope that is a bit crearer!
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > So.
> > >
> > > I finally decided that my problems with my 12.10 machine were probably
> > > caused by a bad install and so I decided to re-install
> > >
> > > One of the options on the re-install is to simply re-install. So I did
> > > that and the system ended up worse than before. Not only did it
> > > immediately blow with a Combiz error, but it so slow that the mouse
> > > was barely usable. So I decided on
> > >
> > > The next option which is to completely reinstall. Warning - I was
> > > going to lose all my files. OK - I have a good backup so off I went.
> > > It took a long time (it seemed to sit on "Reinstalling old
> > > applications" for yonks. Heck - I didn't even want it to re-install
> > > old applications). But eventually
> > >
> > > I have a good 12.10 installation. At least I have not had a Compiz
> > > error and the mouse is great. But now I find
> > >
> > > I made a silly error during the re-installation and did not tell the
> > > sector manager that my Home directory was already on sector DB6 (or
> > > something). So it created me a new Home directory on the Root sector..
> > >
> > > How (without re-installing please!) can I tell it that actually my
> > > Home directory is on a different sector?
> > >
> > > Bill
> >
> >
>
> email message attachment (Re: [ubuntu-za] Home directory)
>
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Frans de waal <meesterarend at gmail.com>
> > To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> > <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Home directory
> > Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 08:33:46 +0200
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 19, 2013 6:41 AM, "Bill Cairns" <cairnsww at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I must have written this while half asleep!
> > >
> > > What I should have written is that I mucked up my partitions - my
> > Home
> > > directory is on a different partition, but the installer created a
> > new
> > > one on my Root partition.
> > >
> > > I hope that is a bit crearer!
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > So.
> > > >
> > You still need to edit /etc/fstab and add the home partition... if
> > you want you can look for a utility to help, but your best option
> > would be to google "adding partitions to fstab". There are two
> > formats for inserting the partition, adding it as /dev/sd? Is easy
> > and straight forward... though adding it ussing the device id is
> > more reliable when you add another hdd to the system.
> > HTH
> > Frans de Waal
> >
> > > > I finally decided that my problems with my 12.10 machine were
> > probably
> > > > caused by a bad install and so I decided to re-install
> > > >
> > > > One of the options on the re-install is to simply re-install. So
> > I did
> > > > that and the system ended up worse than before. Not only did it
> > > > immediately blow with a Combiz error, but it so slow that the
> > mouse
> > > > was barely usable. So I decided on
> > > >
> > > > The next option which is to completely reinstall. Warning - I
> > was
> > > > going to lose all my files. OK - I have a good backup so off I
> > went.
> > > > It took a long time (it seemed to sit on "Reinstalling old
> > > > applications" for yonks. Heck - I didn't even want it to
> > re-install
> > > > old applications). But eventually
> > > >
> > > > I have a good 12.10 installation. At least I have not had a
> > Compiz
> > > > error and the mouse is great. But now I find
> > > >
> > > > I made a silly error during the re-installation and did not tell
> > the
> > > > sector manager that my Home directory was already on sector DB6
> > (or
> > > > something). So it created me a new Home directory on the Root
> > sector..
> > > >
> > > > How (without re-installing please!) can I tell it that actually
> > my
> > > > Home directory is on a different sector?
> > > >
> > > > Bill
> > >
> > > --
> > > ubuntu-za mailing list
> > > ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za
> >
>
> email message attachment (Re: [ubuntu-za] Home directory)
>
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com>
> > To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> > <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Home directory
> > Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:28:07 +0200
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Frans de waal <meesterarend at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > > You still need to edit /etc/fstab and add the home partition... if you want
> > > you can look for a utility to help, but your best option would be to google
> > > "adding partitions to fstab". There are two formats for inserting the
> > > partition, adding it as /dev/sd? Is easy and straight forward... though
> > > adding it ussing the device id is more reliable when you add another hdd to
> > > the system.
> > > HTH
> > > Frans de Waal
> >
> > Thanks Wesley and Frans.
> >
> > I must admit that fstab terrifies me! I fixed it once before (to mount
> > a 500 GB disk that I have on the machine) and that took a lot of
> > courage.
> >
> > But I will persevere.
> >
> > How do I know which partition I want to use? And how do I find the
> > UUID of a partition? Here is my fdisk output for sdb (sdba is my
> > additional disk):
> >
> > bill at Lucy:~$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb
> >
> > Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
> > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
> > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> > Disk identifier: 0x0003fd95
> >
> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > /dev/sdb1 * 2048 19533821 9765887 83 Linux
> > /dev/sdb2 19533822 312580095 146523137 5 Extended
> > /dev/sdb5 19533824 19544063 5120 82 Linux swap / Solaris
> > /dev/sdb6 19546112 312580095 146516992 83 Linux
> >
> > It seems a bit strange that sdb2 and sbd6 overlap. Somewhere in there
> > is my Home folder!
> >
> > (Sorry - I have not done the Googling yet, but am about to!)
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
>
> email message attachment (Re: [ubuntu-za] Home directory)
>
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Wesley Werner <wesley.werner at gmail.com>
> > To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> > <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Home directory
> > Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:20:48 +0200
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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