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

[Rod Roark]

OK, thanks.  I work with a lot of different distribution releases
and like to put all the distribution-specific stuff in one
partition, and things like /home and /opt and /tmp elsewhere.

Since /var is more or less distribution-specific I tend to leave
it in the root filesystem for my own use.  It's just a 
convenience thing.

Cheers,

-- Rod
   http://www.sunsetsystems.com/

On Monday 25 March 2002 13:34, Rusty Minden wrote:
> 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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