[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 -- Kevin D. Clark / Cetacean Networks / Portsmouth, N.H. (USA) cetaceannetworks.com!kclark (GnuPG ID: B280F24E) alumni.unh.edu!kdc ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************