* krishna [linux-india] <14/06/01 00:13 +0530>:
> Is the presence of /var as a separate parttion a absolute necassity?. i
> read somewhere that its non availability can help crackers easily crash
> ur system over the internet?
Well, it is a good idea to have /var/ mounted separately. However, it's not
that easy to crash your system that way - there are several other things that
are easier to accomplish than a /var/tmp overflow.
--suresh
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