Am Montag, 9. Juli 2007 schrieb ext Neil Bothwick: > Hello Dirk Heinrichs, > > > > [*] On machines already set up with a separate /boot. On new installs > > > I don't bother with a separate /boot, there's no real advantage, so I > > > tend to stick with / (including /boot) swap and an LVM partition for > > > everything else. > > > > What if you need to resize /? > > Since /usr, /var and /opt are on LVM, I can't see / increasing > dramatically in size, and it's only 1/3 full now.
As I wrote, rare case.
> The alternative would
> be to use a separate /boot and mess around with initramfs images to
> load / from LVM, which is extra hassle and another potential point of
> failure.
Want my scripts? ;-)
> > Why not put swap on LV also?
>
> No major reason, but it means I still have swap available hen booting in
> single mode without LVM.
AFAIK LV's are available in single mode.
> I suppose it would be tidier to put swap on LVM too.
In the end, it's a matter of personal taste, I guess. I like to have it as
flexible as possible. :-)
Bye...
Dirk
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