Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:56:07 -0800 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: VeeJay <maanjee@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.1 i386 Installation Questions! Message-ID: <5AD74162-CA4E-4859-B3BC-6C3CEEE3E6EE@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <2cd0a0da0611161446q4e11b83dm22cc597c39537fcd@mail.gmail.com> References: <2cd0a0da0611161446q4e11b83dm22cc597c39537fcd@mail.gmail.com>
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On Nov 16, 2006, at 2:46 PM, VeeJay wrote: > Could you guys advise that > > 1. What should be the minimum / (Root) Partition Size? (So, I don't > waste > lot of space just for Root) It would help to mention which version of the OS you have: 128MB is probably a reasonable minimum, I tend to use 256MB. > 2. What should be the minimum /usr Partition Size? This depends on whether you are installing the ports tree and/or rebuilding /usr/src to update the OS. 2 GB is probably a reasonable low end, but 4GB would be much better. > 3. For a FreeBSD Web Server (with mysql), what should be ideal > BLOCK and > FRAGMENT sizes? The defaults are fine, unless you have unusual requirements or huge (terabyte-size) disk volumes. > 4. Which shell is best to use and secure? is it BASH or TCSH? A matter of personal preference. Note that /bin/sh is not BASH on FreeBSD, but a classic version of the original Bourne shell. > 5. Network Confirgruations: > a. host is just a machine unique name, to see/access on LAN, right? The hostname can be relevant over WAN. Depends on getting your DNS configured. > b. If I don't have a domain name, so what "domain" I should > give? could > it be just the ip address? Some people use hostname.local or hostname.localdomain if they don't have DNS available. > c. can I change the LAN ip address which was given during > installation > with WAN ip address when server is up and running with direct > connection to > world? Of course. Change /etc/rc.conf, or re-run sysinstall. -- -Chuck
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