Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:36:06 +0100 From: Sasa Stupar <sasa@stupar.homelinux.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Slices Message-ID: <9CF863F9FF55D6301DA0C9B3@[192.168.10.249]> In-Reply-To: <200512130029.jBD0T11I020665@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <200512130029.jBD0T11I020665@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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--On 12. december 2005 19:29 -0500 Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> wrote: >> >> On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:40:40 -0600 >> Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> wrote: >> >> > Sasa Stupar wrote: >> > >> > > You can also do the same as I did. I have just configured one slice >> > > named / which >> > > takes all the space on hdd and now I don't need to worry about >> > > space shortage. >> > >> > >> > OK then, but suppose we have some runaway process > > The main two reasons for dividing up your FreeBSD disk in to partitions > rather than making just one big partition are to reduce the threat of > runaway processes and to manage backup and restore sizes. > > Think those things out to meet your needs and resources. > > ////jerry > OK. But then what would be ideal slice size for /, /var, /usr, /boot? -- Sasa Stupar
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