Re: installation question (keeping partition untouched)

[Chuck Yerkes <chuck+obsd_(_at_)_2004_(_dot_)_snew_(_dot_)_com>]

Quoting J Moore (jaymo_(_at_)_cullmail_(_dot_)_com):
> Greg Thomas wrote:
...
> > No, you're not changing the label.  The only things you're doing are NOT
> > adding those partitions to fstab and NOT newfs'ing them.  Those partitions
> > are just ignored.
> 
> OK... so let's assume a simple system with two partitions: a = /, and d 
> = /home
> 
> a: OFFSET=63, SIZE=100000
> d: OFFSET=100063, SIZE=100000
> 
> now, during a subsequent install I want to preserve /home, but need to 
> make / a bit larger, so in disklabel I input something like this:
> 
> a: OFFSET=63, SIZE=100001

And now you've changed the label, corrupted /home and it's all over.

> and a "none" entry for d (?)... will result in an untouched /home?
> 
> Does /home get relocated somehow?
via magic?  No.
Via restore from tape?  Sure.