Hi,

I have 2 HD. 1 redhat 7.1 another redhat 7.2.

I want to copy rh7.1 (/home) to the new rh 7.2 /home dir. How can I do this?

I just added another hd to my server but can't seem to find it when i type: <df>

How can I mount it and successfully transfer files from 1 hd to another?


Thanks.

fdisk & mkfs for installing the HD
rsync or tar to copy the file

How do I use those command you listed? I'm kinda new. I have 2 HD both have OS already.

Originally posted by TheRealDeal
How do I use those command you listed? I'm kinda new. I have 2 HD both have OS already.

See http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue38/cooper.html
It's a bit old however.

I have 2 scsi drives. /dev/hdb does not seem to exist. Any clue? :confused:

Originally posted by TheRealDeal
I have 2 scsi drives. /dev/hdb does not seem to exist. Any clue? :confused:

/dev/sda, /dev/sdb... for scsi

edit: Post your output

I tried it: can't seem to find /dev/sda or /dev/sdb

Have you considered something like this perhaps?

http://reoback.penguinsoup.org/

Laterz,
palmtree

Originally posted by TheRealDeal
I tried it: can't seem to find /dev/sda or /dev/sdb

Try doing

fdisk -l

(that is a lower case L)

It should show you all the drives and partitions.

df -k

will also show you this info...

laterz,
palmtree

Ok now I see /dev/sdb.

I want to do this:

Copy /home from/inside /dev/sdb6

to

/mnt/drive2/home


Thanks for your help.

I did this: mkfs /dev/hdb6

Did this deleted all my files???

I'm getting this problem:

Couldn't find matching filesystem: LABLE=/home

[FAILED]

Give root password for maintenance


What should I do? I really need the data.. HELP!!!

Originally posted by TheRealDeal
I did this: mkfs /dev/hdb6

Did this deleted all my files???

Ouch.... why did you do that? Files are now gone.

Originally posted by RutRow


Ouch.... why did you do that? Files are now gone.


I can't recover it?

Maybe someone that specializes in HD recovery can.

mkfs is for preparing a 'newly' partitioned HD. You NEVER want to use that on a partition which contains data you need.

mkfs is like running format on a windows box...

bummer.. :bawling:
Hopefully you have backups?

When I do fdisk -k

I still see all my partitions tho. Is this normal?

Originally posted by TheRealDeal
When I do fdisk -k

I still see all my partitions tho. Is this normal?

Yeah, you didn't delete the partion, you just formatted it.

DAM! Is there a way to check to see if my fs is really formated :confused: :bawling:

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:uhh: I believe this reminds me of a saying by Jack Handey...

"If you ever drop your keys in lava..... Don't try to get them. Just let it go man cause their gone!"

Originally posted by TheRealDeal
DAM! Is there a way to check to see if my fs is really formated :confused: :bawling:

Well, you can view the contents of the partition. But I am sure it is gone.

If you don't already have a place to mount the partition, do:

cd /
mkdir disk2

Then mount it:

mount /dev/sdb6 /disk2
ls -al disk2

Originally posted by taz0
fdisk & mkfs for installing the HD
rsync or tar to copy the file

Well someone should have pointed out that taz0's post was bound to lead you to failure.

You really just needed to use the mount command, and not fdisk or mkfs.

You didn't spot this thread in time Mark......... could have saved the day
OOOPPSS!!

Originally posted by Dotcomsnz
You didn't spot this thread in time Mark......... could have saved the day
OOOPPSS!!

I think that others posting knew that taz0 had given some potentially dangerous advice, but forgot to mention it.

taz0 probably knew what he was talking about too, but didn't read the question right. Oops.

Oh well. Mistakes happen. Right? :)

Originally posted by bitserve


I think that others posting knew that taz0 had given some potentially dangerous advice, but forgot to mention it.

taz0 probably knew what he was talking about too, but didn't read the question right. Oops.

Oh well. Mistakes happen. Right? :)

Yeah we all make mistakes at some time or other :-)

Best not to persecute them, after all, we all learn by them.

Originally posted by bitserve


I think that others posting knew that taz0 had given some potentially dangerous advice, but forgot to mention it.

taz0 probably knew what he was talking about too, but didn't read the question right. Oops.

Oh well. Mistakes happen. Right? :)


Sorry, I though he was adding a new hard drive. :( The article should have tipped him.

i would just mount drive 1 to drive 2 and then copy it over that way:
on second drive mkdir /mnt/disk1
mount /dev/hda /mnt/disk1
then you should be able to copy over the contents of /home.

Nice tip but I think it's a bit late for that now.