This is the first practical reason I've heard for having /usr as a separate partition. On most of my servers, it isn't separated. I don't leave boot mounted. I had only thought about it from the perspective of corruption, as you mentioned.
If I ever make it to a CLUG event again (Installfest later this month?) I owe you beers. Those are two very valuable emails. Thanks for taking to time to send them. Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor Lauder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:23 AM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Linux Virus Protection > Oh, and another thing is too mount your /usr read-only. Files in /usr > don't have any reason to be modified unless you are upgrading or > installing something. In that case, you remount as read/write, make the > changes and then remount read-only. There is a reason why config files > should go into /etc :) > > -- > Trevor Lauder > Web: http://www.thelauders.net > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
