Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 17:51:03 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Aaron" <click46@webpimps.net>, Milo Hyson <milo@cyberlifelabs.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggested Message-ID: <15238.55895.459313.666515@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <108107450@toto.iv>
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Aaron <click46@webpimps.net> types: > I'm not so concerned with "official" views as with what works. I know > there are MANY real-world system administrators out there that dont > follow the "official" view for one reason or another. What I'd like to > know is what they do and why. I think the hierarchy is the last hurdle > for me to true BSD enlightenment. :D Generally, your life will be easier if you follow the official view of the OS you're using. The only place I differ from that for FreeBSD is that ports install in /usr/opt (set one variable in /etc/make.conf, and it mostly works), and things that are ported or developed locally are installed in /usr/local. /usr/opt is part of /usr, as treating it as part of the OS for administrative purposes is the correct behavior in almost all cases. /usr/local is actually on /home, as treating it the same as user home directories for administrative purposes is the correct behavior in all cases. > From: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net> > /var is for semi-dynamic files such as logs and PID files. It's separate Note that most of the things on /var are things that are generated locally, and will be different on machines that are otherwise identical. While you can share /usr between two machines, sharing /var tends to cause problems. It was created to hold such things, and I tend to think of it as short for "variant". <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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