On Sat, 1 Nov 2003, HaywireMac wrote: > Is it enough that I have a /boot dir but not a /boot partition? This is > where my confusion is coming from, I guess...
Certainly, a /boot dir is fine. While there are valid reasons one might want /boot to be on a separate partition (perhaps you use a RAID array for the remainder of your storage, in which case keeping your /boot on a more "vanilla" fstype such as ext2 can simplify your life a bit ... or, you may feel that unmounting /boot after startup gives you an additional layer of security for a WAN-exposed server box), it is by no means mandatory, and a separate /boot is not the default arrangement on Mandrake distros, as most users have no particular need of one. HTH! -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #270075 MDK 8.1 & 9.0 "Microsoft has a new version out, Windows XP, which according to every- body is the 'most reliable Windows ever.' To me, this is like saying that asparagus is 'the most articulate vegetable ever.'" -- Dave Barry
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