Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 14:24:45 +0100 From: Clem.Dye@wdr.com To: Clem.Dye@wdr.com, fpscha@ns1.sminter.com.ar Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Re: Partition sizes on 3.1 Message-ID: <H0000082019dd465@MHS>
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OK. Thanks for the tips. It then comes down to the issue of how much space do you allocate per partition. My thinking (working on a 3.2GB disk and 72MB ram) is as follows for the system-related stuff: swap - separate slice 150MB (ie: 2x physical ram) / 100MB /usr 500MB /usr/local 350MB /var 250MB /temp 250MB /home & /data would get the remainder. However, I have a funny feeling that the partitions are too small. Equally though, I don't want to waste large tracts of disk space unnecessarily. How much extra should one factor-in for an upgrade, for example? I've got to have a dig around the handbook to see what's recommended, if anything, but comments from people who have running systems would be most appreciated. I'd rather cut the partitions once at install time - it's not something that I'd end-up being forced to re-visit due to bad planning. Clem -----Original Message----- From: fpscha Sent: 23 April 1999 14:09 To: Dye, Clem Cc: fpscha; questions Subject: Re: Partition sizes on 3.1 En un mensaje anterior, Clem.Dye@wdr.com escribió: > I've got to go through this exercise myself soon, when I build my box > - when I get the time - sigh, so I'm interested in how other people > have laid-out their drives. In my case I have 3.2GB to play with. I > plan to allow ~150MB for a swap partition (I have 72MB ram), 100MB > for /, but beyond that I'm open to ideas. I'm not sure if having > /usr/local on a separate partition actually buys you much (but will This allows you to reinstall the OS without loosing your applications or its .conf files. > stand to be corrected). What about a separate slice for swap - worth > doing? Yes of course. Also don't forget to put /home and /tmp on separate partitions, so 1) fulling /tmp doesn't affect /. 2) You can mount them noexec to add security and prevent things like hard links to /etc/passwd and similar. Regards. Fernando P. Schapachnik Administración de la red VIA Net Works Argentina SA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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