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>8. Modify <TT
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>If your new disk doesn't have the same partitions or organization as the
old disk, modify the file <TT
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>/new-disk/etc/fstab</TT
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new disk as appropriate.</P
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>Make sure that the disk partitions (first column) correspond to the
organization you'll have with the new disk, once the old disk has been
removed, and that you're only mounting one partition at
<TT
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>For more information on the format of the file
<TT
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>/etc/fstab</TT
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>For swap partitions, use a line similar to this one:
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