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I have installed Ubuntu 3 times and screwed it up 3 times trying to point the OS to my pre-existing separate home partition (sda3) named /home. It is on the same drive as the Ubuntu install (sda1).

  1. I know the UUID for the home partition.
  2. I know fstab needs that new UUID.
  3. UBUNTU does not like me trying to change the name of the new /home directory or removing it: resource busy error.
  4. So I know I need to rename the new home to somethimg else (home_OLD say) and delete it later as I see fit.
  5. Then make a new home directory (mkdir).
  6. Either my sequence of events is wrong or something because Ubuntu is freezing up when I restart it. Is there a definitive link that explains exactly how to redirect home to another partition? I want to get this done before I start reinstalling apps so any relevant information is placed in the existing home partition and not in the new home directory. So I am hoping to get a definitive answer or link to guide me through this process. thanks....
user68186
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Ed Delauter
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When you reinstall, do not allow the installer to automatically configure the disk. On the partitioning screen, pick "custom/something else" and manually select your /home partition. Pick Edit, choose "do not format" and set the mountpoint to /home. That is all.

From your partial and incomplete description, you are not doing this, but trying to do it later. That is the wrong way.

Liam Proven
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Decided to to install OS with home residing inside same partition as OS. KISS - keep it simple stupid. I do not need any unnecesssary headaches with my limited skillset.

Ed Delauter
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