RPN01 wrote:
The problem with a layout like this is the granularity. With the root being
one large filesystem, and containing lots of other directories, you leave
yourself open to possible failures that can be avoided if you use LVM and
break up this filesystem.
The /var and /tmp directories can consume space very quickly, leaving you
If you break out /tmp, why not /var/tmp too?
You could consider /var/mail, especially for a mail server, and also
whether logs should go to another box altogether.
with a root filesystem that is completely full without much notice. If these
are broken off into their own filesystems, they're much more controlled, and
can be more easily watched and problems diagnosed quicker.
The /home filesystem has the same problem as the other two; A runaway task
owned by some user can fill the filesystem quickly, leaving you...
Surprised.
/home can be controlled with quotas. Then, it's the user who's...
distressed.
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Cheers
John
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