On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:38:40 -0700 (MST), "Peter" <fb...@peterk.org> wrote: > UFS: > I usually setup a ~10G slice for the OS [ad0s1] and in that slice I have a > /tmp /var /usr...and then use the rest of the disk for another slice > containing all my data and home directories - This way if I ever need > extra space for base, I can create symlinks, but makes reloading the base > OS easier/being able to change partitions around without worrying about > data [ad0s2]. If I plug this disk into another system, s1 can be > repartitioned for whatever and s2 still has all my data instead of having > to have the old partitions left [/var, /tmp, /usr] and can't combine them > into one huge one because your /home is on the same slice.
Hmmm... that's a valid point and a good idea in certain cases, such as you mentioned (having OS and applications completely separated from data - slice-wise). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
