Question:
How can I move the directory /usr/spool/mail to an alternate storage device?
Answer:
The /usr/spool/mail directory can be either linked and moved to an alternate
file system, or the alternate file system can be mounted to /usr/spool/mail.
The first option requires use of the "mv" command, to move the directory
structure to the alternate disk, and the "ln" command to link the other disk
to /usr/spool/mail. The second option requires backing up the
/usr/spool/mail using "tar" or "vdump," editing the /etc/fstab file to
reflect the mounting of the new file system to /usr/spool/mail, and
restoring the original files back to /usr/spool/mail using the means that
they were backed up.
Thank you all again for the prompt, courteous help.
-Adrian Cole
Hood College
Received on Mon Aug 10 1998 - 02:07:08 NZST