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 powered by ,,symmetric multiprocessor FreeBSD''
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