Relocating/Mapping var

[sarloth]

I mounted var on a separate partition when I installed my Ubuntu server.

I have since realized this was retarded at best.

Is there anyway to move it back to the root (/) partition from SSH?

I can give myself physical access to the server by moving my mouse and monitor over to the server, but I don't want to if I don't have to.

Thanks in advance if anyone can help :popcorn:

[kidders]

Hi there,

I can give myself physical access to the server by moving my mouse and monitor over to the server, but I don't want to if I don't have to.You really ought to. You'd have to go to a lot of trouble to mangle your system into letting go of all its file locks in /var (never mind putting everything back the way it was again when you were through). The best approach would be to boot off a CD & tinker with /var while your OS isn't running.

I have since realized this was retarded at best.There are a few specialised situations when it's highly advisable (eg heavily loaded newsgroup/database servers), but for most configurations, you're right.