The Netherlands, Rotterdam: December 12 2005 Hello or Dear reader of this message,
At first: I'm a newbie when I am talking about FreeBSD or UNIX! For long time i had the wish to install BSD because I experienced that UNIX or related versions are more powerfull than OSses from Microsoft. So i decided a week ago, to download a FreeBSD vs.6 and to install it. After reading some pages of the handbook and the faq's I expericienced that making a slice for /var with the sice of 50mB ( i used 64mB) is not enough when during the installation i permitted th "Linux compatable". I got the error message (something like): unable to write to /mount/var... it is full. After resizing this /var to 512mB no problems at all. Now I'm testing what real size is needed, because after using the command "du -h" i see that used space is only 1 mB but perhaps with using the command "df" i get the real information about the used space of slice /var. What i like to know from you is: is here something going wrong or is the size, as written in the handbook (50mB) and the faq's, no longer current in your FreeBSD vs.6? Another thing for your information: I'm almost 56 years and for me it is fun to learn. I was 49 when I started with computers (no experience for that time, even with working at a office or what else) in a DOS liking environment because this way is for me the fastest way to understand a OS and so I am happy with BSD because this first install is giving me not a "window"-looking environment so I can really understand BSD/UNIX in a relative short time. Okay, my avantage is working with electronics (making or designing it). So i'm a little proud in understanding so quick at this age. Sorry for so much words (and not always correctly "english"), but as you know: where your heart is full of... your lips want to......! With best and kind regards, Mr. John E. Scharloo mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"