Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:26:27 +1030 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Adam <adam@jamradar.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Use /var for storing webpages.. Why??? Message-ID: <20041215035627.GD862@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <001d01c4e259$452536d0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> References: <001d01c4e259$452536d0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR>
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--uHXdqxJKu4m6W3Gg Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline [Format recovered--see http://www.lemis.com/email/email-format.html] Single line paragraphs. On Tuesday, 14 December 2004 at 21:50:45 -0600, Adam wrote: > In Greg Lehey's book "The Complete FreeBSD" 4th edition, he says, > "Do not have a separate /var file system unless you have a good idea > how big it should be. A good example might be a web server, where > (contrary to FreeBSD's recommendations) it's a good idea to put the > webpages on the /var file system." p.70 > > Why is it a good idea to put webpages in the /var file system and > not the /usr file system? Because they're not part of the system. Despite the name, /usr is mainly for the operating system. /var is for content that frequently varies. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers. --uHXdqxJKu4m6W3Gg Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBv7XrIubykFB6QiMRAg0XAKCt3q55MuaJFCHKWU9JdztF4bTo2wCfV5v/ jop4/xU42ziDaIDX9GEW25A= =Cv6v -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --uHXdqxJKu4m6W3Gg--
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