Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 22:23:09 -0800 From: Alan Batie <batie@agora.rdrop.com> To: John Kelly <jak@cetlink.net> Cc: jack@germanium.xtalwind.net, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail - low on space Message-ID: <19980127222309.17450@agora.rdrop.com> In-Reply-To: <34d4bf15.15742383@mail.cetlink.net>; from John Kelly on Wed, Jan 28, 1998 at 05:22:44AM %2B0000 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980127222325.9843C-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net> <34d4bf15.15742383@mail.cetlink.net>
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--ebEcofwtwHh0aNzo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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. -- Alan Batie ______ www.rdrop.com/users/batie Me batie@agora.rdrop.com \ / www.qrd.org The Triangle PGPFP DE 3C 29 17 C0 49 7A \ / www.pgpi.com The Weird Numbers 27 40 A5 3C 37 4A DA 52 B9 \/ www.anti-spam.net NO SPAM! --ebEcofwtwHh0aNzo Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNM7OzYv4wNua7QglAQGO1QP/fiwQkWPuWM24JMRDKS459+H+kgZjOSKV rxw0t2TuuJDxeHGVjiRlJZg7ST0J8ZtL/uOsdy2f1ojvzgxy+hZaD6SLwKANE1Fo Et+u968GN0ETP5mUMYWmj5E7u3Xk8/0/MF5Yqf+4fygDRnukrhp4wrLFX5AjryH/ DIpcNrBAwX4= =GciF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --ebEcofwtwHh0aNzo--
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