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Date:      Wed, 28 Jan 1998 05:24:42 GMT
From:      jak@cetlink.net (John Kelly)
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Sendmail - low on space
Message-ID:  <34d5c0e1.16201776@mail.cetlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <19980128140835.25181@lemis.com>
References:  <34cfac75.10985109@mail.cetlink.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980127222325.9843C-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net> <19980128140835.25181@lemis.com>

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On Wed, 28 Jan 1998 14:08:35 +1030, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> wrote:

>>>  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.

Exactly, yes, thank you.


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