How to move /var to a different disk/partition.

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Issue

  • Moving var from root [ / ] to a different partition on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
  • How to move the contents of /var directory to a separate LVM?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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