Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 23:24:51 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro> To: gaf <moak@bredband.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /tmp full (newbie) Message-ID: <20040212232451.3fdc67e0@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> In-Reply-To: <402BEA75.3070809@bredband.net> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGKEMKFKAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> <402BE37C.7070603@bredband.net> <20040212224916.30d1c768@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> <402BEA75.3070809@bredband.net>
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:04:53 +0100 gaf <moak@bredband.net> wrote: > I have read the handbook but have been following (It=B4s easier to have a= =20 > book in front of you when installing). The Complete FreeBSD 4th=20 > edition when installing, where Greg Lehey recommends the partitioning =20 > that I have running right now so..... HE DOES NOT. >/ 4G >swap 800M >/home 35G NOP. No way. What he says and you forgot to do is something about sym-linking /tmp to /var/tmp, if memory serves. If you want to extent this to have symlinks lik= e this: /tmp --> /home/tmp /usr --> /home/usr /var --> /home/var you can. But there is no reason to do so. In fact the default setup is just the other way: /home --> /usr/home Please refer to hier(7) to see layout of FreeBSD. =20 Grog's book was for a few years the only one available and it's my personal favorite. Nevertheless the FreeBSD handbook is the official reference. > as a newbie how should I know which one is the most accurate? Now I=20 > know you ll say the handbook, so from now on I will follow the handbook. Read Grog's book, it makes a few times every cent you have spent on it. > Thanks for answering > gaf --=20 IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD user
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