/bckupdrv how big?

[Chris Aitken]

Chris Aitken wrote:

> Tim Writer wrote:
>
>> Chris Aitken <caitken-Bm8TULXj0r/3fQ9qLvQP4Q at public.gmane.org> writes:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Chris Aitken wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Tim Writer wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>> This change will not take affect until you reboot. But don't do 
>>>>> that because
>>>>>       
>>>>> the above sounds like there may be some confusion between what is 
>>>>> your backup
>>>>>       
>>>>> drive and what is /. Please e-mail your complete /etc/fstab (from 
>>>>> beforeyou
>>>>>       
>>>>> modified it),
>>>>>       
>>>>
>>> I still had the modified fstab when I rebooted this morning. I got a 
>>> prompt
>>> to enter root password or hit Ctrl-D. I entered the root password 
>>> and vi
>>> /etc/fstab. I modified the line...
>>>
>>> /dev/hdb1                 /bckupdrv               ext3    
>>> defaults        1 2
>>>
>>>
>>> back to the original...
>>> LABEL=/                 /bckupdrv               ext3    
>>> defaults        1 2
>>>
>>> However the system won't let me save fstab. I get "can't open file for
>>> writing" when I try to save with wq!
>>>   
>>
>>
>> When you're in maintenance mode,
>
I've downloaded/burned an FC4 Rescue Disk in case that has the 
"maintenance  mode" to which you refer.

Chris

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