> From: Sthitaprajna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> It is _not_ a good idea to allot big chunks of disk space to Linux
> in one huge partition. Make smaller partitions like /root,/usr,/var,
> etc..This way the chances of filesystem crashes are minimised in
> the course of a power failure. You also have the option of mounting
> partitions read only. etc
Yes, but in this case, you have no freedom over disk space allotment to each
directory. If you make each directory as a separate filesystem, then you
have to decide the hard disk space in the beginning itself.. so you want to
install some new software and you have tonnes of space, but nothing in
/usr.. best would be to go the middle path.. not to have too many
filesystems, or to have filesystems for directories where you are sure that
they will not exceed a certain level and so on...
Raman.
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