I would think it's because, when things get really mangled and you have to log in to single-user to recover, at least you can get to root's home directory.
Rich
On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 21:43, Dave Seff wrote:
Why must /root be on the same file system as / ?
I keep mine separate as not to wipe out ssh keys and other things. I can
change it after the initial install and all is fine, but the installer
complains.
Just wondering.
-Dave
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