Re: *nix partitioning practices

Jeff Willis wrote:
> [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.

Been a lot of years, but some of it is coming back.

The root file system ought to have as near zero thing-that-change as
possible.

/tmp in an fs of its own is a good idea, on a different device from
other active file systems is a good idea.

We delivered email to /var/mail which we kept on a separate filesystem
(and did not backup) and the mail spool on another (also not backed up)
(and the two on different drives).

http had a file system of its own.

And so forth.
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