Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 11:08:06 -0500 From: Randy DuCharme <randyd@nconnect.net> To: Scott Myron <zamy27@hsonline.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: will this idea work? Message-ID: <35475066.BEEAA024@nconnect.net> References: <3546A165.728C0BFA@hsonline.net>
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Scott Myron wrote: > > ok, now my / filesystem is "really" small it's about 79% full with about > 6 megs left. now the only thing that really uses that filesystem now is > the /tmp. so my idea is to rm -r /tmp and then mkdir /usr/tmp then ln -s > /usr/tmp tmp (I think that's how to you do it) but if I create a > symbolic link to /usr/tmp in my / filesystem. will that work? this way > my tmp will have around 588 megs to do it's job. because sometimes when > I try to "make install" stuff it gives me errors how my / filesystem is > full.. well it's just an idea. thanks. This is exactly what I do with /tmp. I also set the sticky bit. Randall D DuCharme Systems Engineer Novell, Microsoft, and UNIX Networking Support Computer Specialists BSDI Internet Success Partners 414-253-9998 414-253-9919 (fax) BSD/OS Authorized Resellers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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