From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 15 17:37:11 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0080E16A41B for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:37:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from philip@ridecharge.com) Received: from exhub015-2.exch015.msoutlookonline.net (exhub015-2.exch015.msoutlookonline.net [207.5.72.94]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD34C13C4D5 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:37:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from philip@ridecharge.com) Received: from philip.hq.rws (74.93.213.161) by smtpx15.msoutlookonline.net (207.5.72.103) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 8.0.744.0; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:37:09 -0800 Message-ID: <473C83C4.1010804@riderway.com> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:37:08 -0500 From: "Philip M. Gollucci" Organization: Riderway Inc. User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070919) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Matt Fioravante References: <3eca10930711141005m5ceb5d8bve7a1b6f235057342@mail.gmail.com> <20071114133802.M51192@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> <3eca10930711150029m5c6b0abbm4f7ff448d70c4664@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3eca10930711150029m5c6b0abbm4f7ff448d70c4664@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Lars Eighner , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Installing ports to /usr X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:37:11 -0000 Matt Fioravante wrote: > Well I was just comtemplating the idea of setting up a freebsd load at > my workplace. They already run linux and solaris and because of bad > decisions in the past, they mount their afs shares on /usr/local. So I > would have to install ports in /usr or some other prefix. Why repeat past mistakes :) ? just make /usr and /usr/local on the freebsd box different partitions. (otional) Then mount it as mount -t nfs feebsd-host:/usr/local /usr/local/freebsd and add /usr/local/freebsd/{sbin,bin} to the $PATH -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Philip M. Gollucci (philip@ridecharge.com) o:703.549.2050x206 Senior System Admin - Riderway, Inc. http://riderway.com / http://ridecharge.com 1024D/EC88A0BF 0DE5 C55C 6BF3 B235 2DAB B89E 1324 9B4F EC88 A0BF Work like you don't need the money, love like you'll never get hurt, and dance like nobody's watching.