Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:48:08 +0000 (GMT) From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6727@bellsouth.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Experiences with FreeBSD 9.0-BETA2 Message-ID: <20110927085332.A43681065672@hub.freebsd.org> References: <201109262035.OAA17199@lariat.net>
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>From Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net>: > Unfortunately, due to past history, /usr is mixed-use. It normally > contains both configuration information -- e.g. /usr/local/etc -- > and more volatile data such as users' home directories. This > prevents /usr/local/etc, which also contains mission-critical > configuration information, from being protected if you just protect > /. Some proprietary Unices have fixed this historical flaw in the > traditional hierarchy by moving /usr/local/etc to another location > and them symlinking it back to where seasoned administrators expect > it to be, thus honoring POLA. The three open source, old school > BSDs (Free, Net, Open) have not done this to date, but it's > something that should be considered in the long run. It would > certainly make the creation of embedded systems easier, as well as > enhancing security in multi-user systems! You mean users' home directories are under /usr/home rather than /home? I believe /home is more traditional, and decidedly my preference: good to put on a separate partition so it won't be touched by a system upgrade. Tom
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