Re: How to rename a filesystem.

[Mike Burger <mburger bubbanfriends org>]

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, James Kaufman wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 10:43:29PM +0100, Alexis Vasquez wrote:
> > 
> > RH 8.0 psyche
> > 
> > I posted this 'coz I think this could be easier.
> > 
> > I have a '/home' filesystem on /dev/hda##  I woud like
> > to be '/home5'.
> > 
> > how could this be done without compromising the data
> > it contains??..
> > 
> 
> Try 'mv /home /home5'

Just don't forget to modify the fstab file so that the filesystem in 
question is mounted on the correct mount point, next reboot.

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