[vox-tech] Before I do this...

[Rusty Minden]

It is not hard to fill a computer with a load of crap. When a partition is 
filled you can not do much with it until you get rid of the crap that has it 
filled like core dumps or like a recent problem a program taking up allot of 
space. Partitioning a hard drive for proper use is easy and results in more 
security. I go a little overboard, but I like it that way. I have /var 
separate / separate /usr separate /opt separate (I use SuSE) /home serpate 
(making upgrades nice I usually do not loose data when upgrading or even when 
trying out a new distro like Mandrake 8.2 (IMHO a real dog). I also keep a 
partition /local that I have all of my iso's for the IF in.

Beyond that I have read several times to do it so I do. I have done so since 
my second install and have not been unhappy with this decision. I have had an 
instance when /var was filled and I could not mount it. So I mounted it 
manually and removed a few of the backup files in /var that SuSE put there 
and I was off and running again in no time.

Rusty

On Monday 25 March 2002 01:09 pm, you wrote:
> On Monday 25 March 2002 12:44, Rusty Minden wrote:
> > ... Is it partitioned properly IE is /var and / on separate
> > partitions this is a pet peeve of mine...
>
> I'm just curious to know why you feel so stongly about this.
> I've heard it before and tend to think it's a good idea, but
> never thought it was *that* big a deal.
>
> -- Rod
>    http://www.sunsetsystems.com/
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