Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 14:08:35 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net> Cc: John Kelly <jak@cetlink.net>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail - low on space Message-ID: <19980128140835.25181@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980127222325.9843C-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net>; from jack on Tue, Jan 27, 1998 at 10:33:02PM -0500 References: <34cfac75.10985109@mail.cetlink.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980127222325.9843C-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net>
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On Tue, Jan 27, 1998 at 10:33:02PM -0500, jack wrote: > On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, John Kelly wrote: > >> On Tue, 27 Jan 1998 16:24:55 -0500 (EST), Andrew Webster >> <andrew@guardian.fortress.org> wrote: >> >>> I create my systems without a physical /var parition and symlink /var and >>> /tmp into /usr/var and /usr/tmp respectively, this eliminates all >>> problems, and you don't end up "wasting" lots of disk space for temporary >>> files. >> >> I do the same thing on every install. >> >>> Can we make this the default of sysinstall? >> >> I would like it too. > > I wouldn't. > >> I see little benefit in a partition dedicated to /var. > > I do. I like the fact that the / partition, with the critical system > files, is not written to each time a log entry is made, mail is received, > accounting records the user's commands, etc. I like the fact that / can > be mounted read only so clueless or malicious users can't touch it. I'd > like to see /tmp made a link to /var/tmp by default. I think you're missing the point. Nobody's advocating doing away with the /usr file system. Greg
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