Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 12:31:52 +0000 From: Engelhard <engel@cbn.net.id> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Number of files in a directory Message-ID: <35238538.C3E03003@cbn.net.id> References: <3522DC20.4DD8EE56@excite.com> <35236F42.A345B4C@tdx.co.uk>
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Karl Pielorz wrote: > > I have directories with about 8 to 9 thousand in, and although 'ls'ing > a while, accessing the files quick... I guess it depends on what your > with them... > > I would imagine someone running a news-server would be able to answer > question a little better - I seem to remember they hold thousands of > in single dir's... ;-) > I would like to know how someone maintains a mail server for about 15,000 users. How to modify the adduser script to create mail and home directories in the hashes directory format ? > Brent Washburne wrote: > > > > What is the maximum optimal number of files for a directory? Is > > it in the tens, hundreds, or thousands? Thanks! > > Brent Washburne To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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