On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, Alex Efros wrote:

> >  - You can mount it read-only so it can't be modified
>
> Local /usr also can be mounted read-only.

And then re-mounted r/w if the box is rooted.  You can enforce read-only
access on the file server independantly of the application server.  In
hind-sight, this would read better as "you can export it r/o...".

> >  - You can easily 're-task' a server by changing what it mounts
>
> Re-task?! /usr usually contains binaries and data suitable for all tasks
> so to re-task you should change what and how you execute on that server,
> not /usr.

I only install the applications necessary for a server to do the job it is
tasked with.  The fewer the applications installed the less the
maintenance required.


-Ronan
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