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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!van-bc!n1van.istar!van.istar!west.istar!cal.istar!riscan.riscan.com!theos.com!agate!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.ac.net!news2.whytel.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-fw-12.sprintlink.net!hermes.athenet.net!ceil.fv.net!not-for-mail From: root@fv.net (Brian Bayorgeon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: How to combine two file systems Date: 21 Aug 1996 20:06:18 -0500 Organization: Brian's InterNetNews site Lines: 26 Message-ID: <4vgbqa$7r@ceil.fv.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: pm-at-0-24.athenet.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I have FreeBSD 2.0 Release Ok, here is the thing... I am trying to re-work the disk partitions. Originally I created an additional partition (/data) beyond the standard /, /usr/, /var, and swap. I would now like to delete /var and /data and make a new, larger /var. My first thought was to use "sysinstall" from a boot disk and go into Custom, Label and use the Disklabel Editor. Then delete the two partitions (/dev/wd1s1e and /dev/wd1s1g) and use "C" to create a new larger partition. And finally use the dreaded "W" command to write the changes......ohhhh noooo should I do it? Is all this a wise to get the job done or....am I flirting with disastor?? If I am flirting with disasator, what is a wise way to re-work these paritions? PS: just point me in the right direction....no blow by blow needed Thanks riff_one@athenet.net