Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:18:15 +1000 From: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: One or Four? Message-ID: <4F3EFC57.5020904@herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <CAHhngE3oaFRa93JOOF-OXMKH-=Tn7LS3gE3-PAU900XoQ0CGmQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <4F3ECF23.5000706@fisglobal.com> <20120217234623.cf7e169c.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1202171846020.5658@tripel.monochrome.org> <CAHhngE3oaFRa93JOOF-OXMKH-=Tn7LS3gE3-PAU900XoQ0CGmQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 02/18/12 11:17, David Brodbeck wrote: > On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Chris Hill<chris@monochrome.org> wrote: >>> Why not add a selection to the installer, something like >>> this: >>> >>> Partition scheme >>> ---------------- >>> >>> [ ] all in one + swap >>> Create one partition containing all subtrees >>> plus one swap partition. >>> >>> [ ] separate partitioning + swap >>> Create /, /var, /tmp and /usr (including home) >>> partitions plus one swap partition. >>> >>> [ ] user-defined >>> Make your own partitioning selection manually. >>> >>> Of course, the default SIZES for second choice should be >>> reasonable. >> >> I like it. This, or something very similar, seems to me like the best way to >> go. >> >> I am not a professional sysadmin, but have been using FreeBSD since 2.2.6. >> FWIW, I prefer the multi-partition approach for all the reasons already >> mentioned. > I used to...I found it tended to result in more administration load > later, though, because the automated installer's (or my own!) guesses > for partition size are rarely entirely adequate. Then you end up > slapping in another disk, backing up and repartitioning, or > maintaining a symlink farm... > > The default 512 MB root partition was always a particular pain point. > It's completely inadequate if you ever try to build a custom kernel > and want the option of falling back to the old one. It makes > distribution upgrades nearly impossible. This has been fixed for some time now. The default for / (specifically to fit 2 kernels and some) is now 1G. /var is now 4G. > > Nowadays I tend to either use one big root or just root and home for > desktops. (having a separate home directory *is* nice for upgrades, > sometimes, but again you gotta guess right...) For servers I will > additionally split off /var, to limit the damage if logging runs amok.
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