From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 29 16:39:07 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66A8916A41A for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:39:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) Received: from iron3.sfsu.edu (iron3.sfsu.edu [130.212.10.128]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DC7913C45D for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:39:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) X-onepass: IPPSC X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CAG/enkeC1Apk/2dsb2JhbACvKQ Received: from smtp01.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.100]) by iron3.sfsu.edu with ESMTP; 29 Jan 2008 08:11:02 -0800 Received: from libra.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.238]) by mail05a.sfsu.edu (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.3HF100) with ESMTP id 2008012908105994-2199 ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:10:59 -0800 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:11:00 -0800 (PST) From: KAYVEN RIESE To: freebsd-questions In-Reply-To: <479C4CFC.10402@infracaninophile.co.uk> Message-ID: References: <86068e730801251451n650b7abcyf3d008fddec2c33f@mail.gmail.com> <86y7acmhrg.fsf@ds4.des.no> <86068e730801261324j33b7ae8cyc8faec5141f7555a@mail.gmail.com> <479C4CFC.10402@infracaninophile.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on MAIL05a/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.3HF100 | December 5, 2007) at 01/29/2008 08:11:00, Serialize by Router on SMTP01/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.3|September 26, 2007) at 01/29/2008 08:11:01, Serialize complete at 01/29/2008 08:11:01 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: mozilla cache partition mishap ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:39:07 -0000 Having followed some possibily outdated directive.. i have set up my filesystem in such a way that i am wondering if it is impairing performance, kv_bsd# df -m Filesystem 1M-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/ad0s2a 248 136 92 60% / devfs 0 0 0 100% /dev /dev/ad0s2e 550 0 506 0% /tmp /dev/ad0s2f 36333 9473 23953 28% /usr /dev/ad0s2d 496 115 341 25% /var linprocfs 0 0 0 100% /usr/compat/linux/proc i have been too lazy to use useradd so i just keep running as root. i did mkdir /home at some point but then i kept overflowing / i installed the GIMP graphics program and it crashed, but then i realized that it was using a directory under the /root directory (because /root is ${HOME}) I found a bit in GIMP where i was able to change pertinent directories, so I have been manually creating stuff like /usr/home kv_bsd# ls /usr .Trash-root bin include link to home sbin .gimp-2.2 compat lib local share .snap games libdata obj src X11R6 home libexec ports kv_bsd# and the above .gimp-2.2 directory needed to make sure that GIMP didn't crash. now i have been encountering something somebody warned me about running firefox with flash plugins.. it is crashing sometimes.. well.. he warned me i don't know if i expect a complete fix to that, but right now i am noticing kv_bsd# du .mozilla/ | sort -n . . . 4920 .mozilla/firefox/4dopg5yz.default/Cache 7346 .mozilla/firefox/4dopg5yz.default 7358 .mozilla/firefox 7368 .mozilla/ now i am thinking.. well.. there are a whole bunch of things in /root .files, er.. .directories is it possible for me to switch these to /usr so i don't over flow? kv_bsd# ls /root .ICEauthority .gnome_private .realplayerrc .Trash .gstreamer-0.10 .recently-used .Xauthority .gstreamer-0.8 .recently-used.xbel .bash_history .gtkrc-1.2-gnome2 .ssh .cddbslave .history .thumbnails .config .java .xsession-errors .cshrc .k5login Desktop .dmrc .lesshst firefox-bin.core .evolution .login index.html .gconf .macromedia npviewer.bin.core .gconfd .mailcap public_html .gimp-2.2 .metacity q .gnome .mozilla riese_resume.doc .gnome2 .nautilus xorg.conf .gnome2_private .profile kv_bsd# would that be a good idea? *----------------------------------------------------------* Kayven Riese, BSCS, MS (Physiology and Biophysics) (415) 902 5513 cellular http://kayve.net Webmaster http://ChessYoga.org *----------------------------------------------------------*