[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Putting it under /usr
> doesn't really make sense -- /usr is where static files live, not
> user data.
This does seem to be a best practice nowadays.
However, there used to be a time when user directories used to be
placed under /usr. Then things changed, and everybody started using
<other directories>, most notably, /home .
What were the reasons for this change? I can see a couple of reasons,
most notably:
o using /home can help facilitate a NFS/automounter (etc.)
environment. (a lot of sites have /home mapped to a central
server)
o splitting users directories off from /usr (where other system
things are held) can be useful when it comes time for doing
backups or an OS install/upgrade/recovery.
I guess, in short, it's a bit of convenience to have users directories
all grouped together. But are there any other reasons that I'm
overlooking?
--kevin
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