From: grimble@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 06/02/13 22:37, Aragorn wrote:   
   ...   
   > I would suggest the following...  First, drop down to single-user   
   > maintenance mode, i.e. runlevel 1 [*].  At this point, you are the root   
   > user - you may need to supply the root password, depending on the   
   > security level settings for your local system.   
   >   
   > A trick I've picked up from "The Definitive Guide To Mandrake Linux 9.2"   
   > is to use the following command, provided that the new filesystem is   
   > mounted where you say it is. ;-)   
   >   
   >      (cd /usr && tar cf - .) | (cd /newusr && tar xpvf -)   
   Thanks for your reply, Aragorn. After investigating a few systemctl   
   isolate and start commands, I started the tar process in single user mode.   
      
   A fairly disasterous outcome, I'm sorry to say. The tar process started   
   to throw "insufficient space"  and "can't perform mkdir" messages. I   
   can't find any reference to tar using temporary files, and in single   
   user mode, I couldn't see any obvious temp files.   
   I deleted a few MBs from /tmp and restarted; now I get to the graphical   
   login screen but my password isn't recognised (nor can I log in as   
   postgres, which has no password). So I'm about to boot from a Live Disk   
   to see what I can see.   
      
      
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