Date: 29 Dec 1998 11:07:06 -0500 From: Chris Shenton <cshenton@uucom.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: /var/run vs. /var/db difference? Message-ID: <8667avx785.fsf@samizdat.uucom.com>
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Running FreeBSD-2.2.8-STABLE. What's the difference between the /var/run and /var/db? What are they intended for? I couldn't find the answer in a quick search of the handbook but maybe I missed some map of filesystems and intended uses. My /var/run has various .pid files but also a dev.db, ld.so.hints, utmp. This looks mostly temporary. /var/db has my dhcpd.leases, kvm_kernel.db, locate.database, mountdtab. This looks somewhat more permanent. I've built Amanda (network backup) and want to know where is best to store its database of machines, filesystems, dump levels, and tapes. This needs to be preserved across machine boots. Thanks. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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