Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 22:57:36 +0000 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: Chris Shenton <cshenton@uucom.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /var/run vs. /var/db difference? Message-ID: <19981229225736.A17162@scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <8667avx785.fsf@samizdat.uucom.com> References: <8667avx785.fsf@samizdat.uucom.com>
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Chris Shenton wrote: > Running FreeBSD-2.2.8-STABLE. What's the difference between the > /var/run and /var/db? What are they intended for? I couldn't find the > answer in a quick search of the handbook but maybe I missed some map > of filesystems and intended uses. hier(7) > [/var/db] looks somewhat more permanent. Correct, /var/run is cleared at boot time. > I've built Amanda (network backup) and want to know where is best to > store its database of machines, filesystems, dump levels, and > tapes. This needs to be preserved across machine boots. See above. If you don't want it cleared on reboot, don't use /var/run. -- Ben Smithurst ben@scientia.demon.co.uk send a blank message to ben+pgp@scientia.demon.co.uk for PGP key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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