Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:03:37 +0100 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: KAYVEN RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu> Subject: Re: mozilla cache partition mishap ? Message-ID: <200801292303.37694.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.64.0801290800080.28706@libra.sfsu.edu> References: <86068e730801251451n650b7abcyf3d008fddec2c33f@mail.gmail.com> <479C4CFC.10402@infracaninophile.co.uk> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0801290800080.28706@libra.sfsu.edu>
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On Tuesday 29 January 2008 17:11:00 KAYVEN RIESE wrote:
> Having followed some possibily outdated directive..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?
You could set HOME to /home/root in .profile?
Best solution still is: do the useradd and create a normal user for your work.
It takes less time then you took to write this email, so the lazy part is
already invalidated.
--
Mel
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