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Subject: bin/26531: sysinstall's disk labeler creates too small partitions
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>Number:         26531
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       sysinstall's disk labeler creates too small partitions
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Apr 13 00:30:04 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Chern Lee
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.3-BETA i386
>Organization:
BSDi
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD dream.osd.bsdi.com 4.3-BETA FreeBSD 4.3-BETA #1: Mon Mar 5 21:32:27 PST 2001 chern@dream.osd.bsdi.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/DREAM i386


	
>Description:
Many newbie users installing FreeBSD choose the easiest path and pick 'A' 
for Auto Defaults in the disk labeling section of sysinstall.  This leaves 
them with a meager 50 meg /, 20 meg /var, swap, and the rest in /usr.

Perhaps back in the day one could live with a 50 meg root and 20 meg /var 
partitions, but nowadays this fills rather quickly.

I've had a few calls from first-time users unable to install additional 
packages, have disk space problems soon after from doing this.

>How-To-Repeat:
Chose 'A' for Auto Defaults all in the disk label section of sysinstall 
for sysinstall's defaults on partition sizes.

>Fix:

Raise the bar on these two partitions.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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