[KLUG Members] Need more space for /var

[Adam Williams]

> >Sounds to me like it is time to go to www.ibm.com and order a new
> >server.  Install on that and move the data via scp.  Install RH9 and by
> >all means use LVM.  They can ship you a new box within days.  Tell the
> >worthless schmuck whereing the suit that if he wants reliable mail
> >service he needs to spend some $$$. Hey!  He isn't paying more in OS and
> >Exchange license keys and support than a new box would cost, which is
> >the alternative.  Is this guy dutch?
> Hey, they gave me money to buy a new motherboard and hard drive, how much
> more can I ask?

A box where all the components are certified and under warranty? 
Replacing a mobo & hd without replacing the power supply seems kind
of...  and if you replace the p/s why not just replace the whole bloody
thing.  Staging and testing a seperate box is also easier.  Then you
just switch them out, maybe flush some arp tables, and away you go.  

> >Down the box.
> >Add disk.
> >Up the box. (?)
> >fdisk the new disk
> >mkfs the new partition
> >stop SMTP service
> >mount the new fs on /mnt
> >move the data from /var/spool/mail to /mnt
> >umount from /mnt
> >mount partition to /var/spool/mail (remember to edit fstab)
> >start SMTP serve
> I like it a lot!!!
> I am a little worried about getting the fstab entry correct, but I can try
> that out on another box.

if you use the other entries already there for a template it is pretty
hard to screw up.  Make sure you test by rebooting and seeing that the
filesystem is mounted at the appropriate point.

> Adam rocks.

I know. :)