Re: *nix partitioning practices
Jeff Willis <[email protected]>
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[email protected] wrote: > 8GB - SWAP (4GB RAM) > 1GB - / (root) > 15GB - /var (qmail puts everything in there) > 10GB - /usr (base binaries and ports) > 10GB - /usr/local (additional binaries I install) > 200GB - /home I used to just have one home fs, but I found that it > 200GB - /home2 makes for very long amanda restores for a customer site > > I would also add a /tmp partition. Having root fill-up isn't pleasant plus having /tmp on a separate partition means the root file system is changed less often so fsck is faster and more reliable after an unclean shutdown. Jeff Upstate.net -- Eat sushi frequently. - Avi [email protected] is the human contact address. [email protected] is the list posting address. See below URL for subscribe/unsubscribe and list options: http://inet-access.net/mailman/listinfo/list