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From: Tom Munro Glass <gentoo@tmgcon.com>
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Subject: Newbie: Correct directory for file server
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On an intranet file server, the users' private files are obviously stored in 
/usr/home/username but where is the correct place to store files that are 
common to many users? Would this be something like /usr/home/public or 
/usr/local/public or even /var/public?

Thanks,

Tom Munro Glass