Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:29:01 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: rmarella@gmail.com (Robert Marella) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Slices Message-ID: <200512130029.jBD0T11I020665@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20051212091132.6b7e52cc@frankie.konav201.local>
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> > On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:40:40 -0600 > Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> wrote: > > > Sasa Stupar wrote: > > > > > You can also do the same as I did. I have just configured one slice > > > named / which > > > takes all the space on hdd and now I don't need to worry about > > > space shortage. > > > > > > OK then, but suppose we have some runaway process The main two reasons for dividing up your FreeBSD disk in to partitions rather than making just one big partition are to reduce the threat of runaway processes and to manage backup and restore sizes. Think those things out to meet your needs and resources. ////jerry > > <clip many possible scenarios> > > > > > My $0.02, > > Worth every penny! :-) > > Thank you Kevin > > Robert > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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