> Mike, do this > sudo mount don't you mean 'sudo rm -f *'? :P Seriously though, with a livecd in and the hd with the root partition not mounted I can mount the partition with /home and seee stuff that was recently put there. Perhaps I stated it wrong..... 'ln -s /mnt/hda4 /home' will make /hda4 my home partition? (provided I have the proper line in fstab -1-) So then 'ln -s /mnt/hda4 /home' makes the computer put '/ home' on '/mnt/hda4' so the result is '/mnt/hda4/home'? I think this is correct. -1- /dev/hda4 /mnt/hda4 ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > I think he already has data in /home and I don't know that he is correct > in thinking that his /home is on a separate partition but if it already > is, then he needs to do nothing. > > Mike - do this... > > sudo mount > > Craig > > On Mon, 2006-02-13 at 08:42 -0700, Gerard Snitselaar wrote: > > The proper use of ln -s is to first list the target you are > > linking to, and then the name of the link. So the following > > would be correct for creating the link /home: > > > > ln -s /mnt/hda4 /home > > > > NAME > > ln - make links between files > > > > SYNOPSIS > > ln [OPTION]... TARGET [LINK_NAME] > > ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY > > ln [OPTION]... --target-directory=DIRECTORY TARGET... > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2006-02-13 at 05:32 -0800, bmike101@cox.net wrote: > > > I want to reload mepis my old distro because of the > > > problems burning a new version. My /home is on it's own > > > partition. I don't remember how to tell Mepis the location > > > of /home (hda4). Is it 'ln -s /mnt/ hda4' > > > or is it 'ln -s /mnt/hda4 '? I think it is > > > the former but as I have said 'but what do I know:?) After > > > I do this will I need to delete the original /home? > > > What a pain in the butt this has turned out to be! > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/ plug-discuss > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/ plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/ plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss