Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:33:34 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "Peter" <fbsdq@peterk.org> Cc: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Roger <rnodal@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Remote re-installation of current FreeBSD system. Message-ID: <20091114113334.fb13c2a3.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <7193c41e41bf9cccaafca0d42672b2cb.squirrel@webmail.pknet.net> References: <9d972bed0911131228k36f9515ak361d82d766c24749@mail.gmail.com> <20091114083958.74482be3.freebsd@edvax.de> <4AFE612B.6060501@otenet.gr> <20091114090607.7188c8d2.freebsd@edvax.de> <7193c41e41bf9cccaafca0d42672b2cb.squirrel@webmail.pknet.net>
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On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:38:40 -0700 (MST), "Peter" <fbsdq@peterk.org> wrote: > UFS: > I usually setup a ~10G slice for the OS [ad0s1] and in that slice I have a > /tmp /var /usr...and then use the rest of the disk for another slice > containing all my data and home directories - This way if I ever need > extra space for base, I can create symlinks, but makes reloading the base > OS easier/being able to change partitions around without worrying about > data [ad0s2]. If I plug this disk into another system, s1 can be > repartitioned for whatever and s2 still has all my data instead of having > to have the old partitions left [/var, /tmp, /usr] and can't combine them > into one huge one because your /home is on the same slice. Hmmm... that's a valid point and a good idea in certain cases, such as you mentioned (having OS and applications completely separated from data - slice-wise). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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