This should work. If the partition isn't ext4 change that to whatever it is. /dev/sda7 /home ext4 defaults 1 1 On 01/09/2013 03:30 PM, joe@actionline.com wrote: >> Well you could just mount the home partition in the >> home directory and call it a day. > Forgive my ignorance, but I don't know how to do that, > especially since the home directory now resides in the > root partition. > > I tried to mount /dev/sda7 as /home but that did not work. > Not sure what the syntax should be. > > > > ---------------- >> On Jan 9, 2013 2:02 PM, wrote: >> >>> Just installed kubuntu 12.10 (root partition only) to replace 12.04 on >>> one >>> of my computers, and made sure to preserve (not write over) the >>> pre-existing /home partition. But now I have a new /home directory >>> inside >>> the root (/) directory, and the original /home directory is not mounted. >>> fdisk -l shows this: >>> >>> Disk /dev/sda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes >>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders, total 195371568 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: 0x282d282d >>> >>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >>> /dev/sda1 * 2048 206847 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT >>> /dev/sda2 206848 61794303 30793728 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT >>> /dev/sda3 61796350 195371007 66787329 5 Extended >>> /dev/sda5 61796352 67848191 3025920 82 Linux swap / >>> Solaris >>> /dev/sda6 67850240 87379967 9764864 83 Linux >>> /dev/sda7 87382016 195371007 53994496 83 Linux >>> >>> So, what is the best procedure to replace the newly created /home >>> directory and replace it with the previous (original) /home directory? >>> Both are ext4 and both have the same owner and group names. >>> >>> Can I just add /dev/sda7 (the previous /home) to /etc/fstab (contents >>> shown below) and will doing that delete/replace the new /home directory? >>> Or are additional steps needed? >>> >>> joe@T60: cat /etc/fstab >>> # /etc/fstab: static file system information. >>> # / was on /dev/sda6 during installation >>> UUID=864ca0e6-f82c-4394-b497-012083b40115 / ext4 >>> errors=remount-ro >>> 0 1 >>> # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation >>> UUID=dc56632c-3c80-4f8e-87e1-2a1d65ddc281 none swap sw >>> 0 0 >>> >>> FWIW, 'df' currently shows this: >>> Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on >>> /dev/sda6 9611492 3895244 5228008 43% / >>> udev 1540144 4 1540140 1% /dev >>> tmpfs 620500 820 619680 1% /run >>> none 5120 0 5120 0% /run/lock >>> none 1551244 80 1551164 1% /run/shm >>> none 102400 8 102392 1% /run/user >>> >>> Also, what is the procedure to mount /dev/sda2 (the windows7 partition) >>> so >>> I can access certain files on that partition. >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." Patrick Moore --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss