Hi, Michael.  /var is on /, but it's only 276 MB.  I rarely turn the 
computer off, so the housekeeping is done regularly.  Thanks for the 
thought, though

Anne

On Wednesday 30 Jul 2003 1:22 pm, Michael Adams wrote:
> Anne, is var/ on / ?
>
> Why i ask, is because var is a culprit likely to grow if not
> treated right. - If you turn your comp off overnight you need
> anacron installed to clean out /var/log/ files else they just keep
> on growing like topsy. (cron runs logrotate at about 4am IIRC). -
> apache html files may be stored there (depends on OS version). A
> site growing as you add html and its pics means var grows. - mail
> and news may be stored in var/
>
> IMHO usr/ grows very slowly... ie only as you install new software.
>
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 07:37:21 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Bill Mullen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > Thanks, Bill.  I'm a belt, braces and piece of string person. 
> > > I do need to have it spelled out really clearly if I feel that
> > > there's risk involved <g> I'd never make a gambler.
> >
> > Good! The better sysadmins rarely gamble, if they can help it. ;)
> >
> > --
> > Bill Mullen   [EMAIL PROTECTED]   MA, USA   RLU #270075   MDK 8.1
> > & 9.0 "There are two kinds of people in the world, those who
> > believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who
> > don't." - Robert Benchley


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