From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 12 14:37:50 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A315216A4CE for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:37:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.owt.com (smtp.owt.com [204.118.6.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D04743D2F for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:37:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kstewart@owt.com) Received: from localhost.invalid (owt-207-41-94-233.owt.com [207.41.94.233]) by smtp.owt.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i1CMbS9U008125; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:37:28 -0800 From: Kent Stewart To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:37:39 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.6 References: <20040212232451.3fdc67e0@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> <402BF53A.1010308@bredband.net> In-Reply-To: <402BF53A.1010308@bredband.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200402121437.39908.kstewart@owt.com> cc: gaf cc: Ion-Mihai Tetcu cc: Barbish3@adelphia.net Subject: Re: /tmp full (newbie) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:37:50 -0000 On Thursday 12 February 2004 01:50 pm, gaf wrote: > Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > >On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:04:53 +0100 > > > >gaf wrote: > >>I have read the handbook but have been following (It=B4s easier to > >> have a book in front of you when installing). The Complete > >> FreeBSD 4th edition when installing, where Greg Lehey recommends > >> the partitioning 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 like 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. > > > >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 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 > > I have the book in front of me.....sorry but there are nothing said > about symlinks. > It says: > " Creating the file systems > With these considerations in mind, we=B4ll divide up the disk in the > following manner: > 4G for the root file system, which includes /usr and /var > 512M swap space > The rest of the disk for /home file system" > > Next is "Selecting distributions" > I can=B4t figure out any other way to decipher this........do you??? At this point it doesn't matter, you have demonstrated that it doesn't=20 work for you. Now, you have to figure out what does work for you.=20 My /usr/ports shows 2.5GB for a du -h. There are probably a number of=20 other directories that you want to link to /home. I setup my systems=20 such that /var and /tmp each have 1.5 GB. /usr/src and /usr/obj are=20 current setup such that each have 1.5 GB and are located on different=20 HDs and controllers from /usr. On one system, /usr/ports is mounted=20 in /etc/fstab and has 10GB all for itself. You have to be flexible and=20 figure out what works for you. Don't be afraid to symlink and then=20 correct your configuration on your next setup. Kent =2D-=20 Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html