Re: Renaming a raw device

On Tue, 1 Jul 1997, Neil Truby wrote: > My database server resides on /dev/rdsk/informix_1 (say), which is a > symbolic link to a raw device. A new application is being introduced to > my UNIX server, and I wish to rename /dev/rdsk/informix_1 to > /dev/rdsk/informix_appname_1 (say), which will remain linked to the same > raw device. > > Can this be done without dropping and re-establishing the link, > re-initialising the database and re-importing all the data? Not as far as I know, but how about... $ ln -s /dev/rdsk/informix_1 /dev/rdsk/informix_appname_1 ...this would let you use the appname in all of your links and, while it would leave some mess behind in the form of /dev/rdsk/informix_1, (which I don't believe you'd be using in the new setup for anything) it does do the job without requiring you to reinitialize. The server could keep the link the old way until the next time you have a clean window to replace it, but all other system functions could refer to it by its new name. Just a thought... practicality depends on your reasons for wanting to change the name (have you considered /dev/rdsk/informix/appname/number if your reasons are purely cosmetic, btw?). -Richard