From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 10 18:32:51 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52F1C16A4CE for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:32:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp09.wxs.nl (smtp09.wxs.nl [195.121.6.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 481CF43FAF for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:32:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from akruijff@www.kruijff.org) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp09.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HO6006QC1K56N@smtp09.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 03:28:53 +0100 (MET) Received: from Alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAB2V3Qb005213; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 03:31:03 +0100 (CET envelope-from akruijff@Alex.lan) Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Alex.lan (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id hAB2V2tG005212; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 03:31:03 +0100 (CET envelope-from akruijff) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 03:31:02 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <200311111353.20210.gentoo@tmgcon.com> To: Tom Munro Glass Message-id: <20031111023102.GC559@dds.nl> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i References: <200311111353.20210.gentoo@tmgcon.com> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie: Correct directory for file server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 02:32:51 -0000 On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 01:53:20PM +1300, Tom Munro Glass wrote: > 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, There is no default. You can choice your own directory. Placing this in the /usr slice or on a second disk seems reasable. /var wouldn't be advisable. -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/