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Date:      Sun, 1 Feb 1998 01:13:32 +0100
From:      Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
To:        Alan Batie <batie@agora.rdrop.com>, John Kelly <jak@cetlink.net>
Cc:        jack@germanium.xtalwind.net, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Sendmail - low on space
Message-ID:  <19980201011332.58317@klemm.gtn.com>
In-Reply-To: <19980127222309.17450@agora.rdrop.com>; from Alan Batie on Tue, Jan 27, 1998 at 10:23:09PM -0800
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980127222325.9843C-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net> <34d4bf15.15742383@mail.cetlink.net> <19980127222309.17450@agora.rdrop.com>

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On Tue, Jan 27, 1998 at 10:23:09PM -0800, Alan Batie wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 28, 1998 at 05:22:44AM +0000, John Kelly wrote:
> > >> I see little benefit in a partition dedicated to /var. 
> > >
> > >I do.  I like the fact that the / partition, with the critical system
> > >files, is not written to each time a log entry is made
> > 
> > Please read the message again.  Root (/) will still have its own
> > parition.  The separate /var partition is the one we're suggesting to
> > eliminate by consolidating it inside /usr.
> 
> The same applies to /usr; if you want to combine filesystems, combine
> / and /usr; /var is highly dynamic, whereas without too much trouble
  ^^^^^^^^^^
> / and /usr could be made R/O, which would greatly simplify upgrades.

but then /usr/local should become a separate filesystem ...
/usr/local is highly dynamic as well, if you work with ports.

-- 
Andreas Klemm
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