====== How to move or relocate /var folder to a new partition in Linux ======

  * Add a new hard disk to the server.

<note>
Note: If this is a virtual machine, see how to add a new virtual hard disk to the VM with a corresponding vendor.
</note>

* Switch to single-user mode:
<code>
init 1
</code>

Note: This will reboot the server into single-user mode where services aren't started and networking is offline for the server. Please login as root when the login dialog is presented and proceed to open a terminal window.

Copy the data in var only to the new mounted filesystem:
<code>
cp -apx /var/* /mnt/newvar
</code>

Rename the current /var directory for backup purposes:
<code>
mv /var /var.old
</code>

Make the new var directory:
<code>
mkdir /var
</code>

Edit the /etc/fstab file:
Replace /mnt/newvar with /var
Save and Close the file.

Note: The new partition is now configured to be mounted at /var on boot.

Restart the server.