On Tuesday 08 April 2008 18:07, you wrote: >> As part of my move from GNU/Linux to OpenBSD on my server, I just >> want to clarify what I need to do to ensure that I have performance >> optimised. > >I imagine, if you run the standard OpenBSD system on your servers for >some time, you'll be satisfied.
Exactly. When i first started using OpenBSD i would always compile my own kernel and change a lot of settings to make it more Linux-like. As i learned the system, i've stopped doing all that. All my OpenBSD machines run GENERIC and don't have many changes in /etc, nor many GNU packages or other bloat installed. The base system works out of the box very well, and the sooner you realize that, the happier you'll be because you'll have less maintenance to do, less to remember, and installations and upgrades will go much faster. Of course, if you want to run some service that isn't part of the base system, you'll have to add it and configure it. But for quite a few services (such as firewall, DNS, DHCP, NTP, even web), a pure OpenBSD install is usually sufficient and all you need to do is turn on the appropriate daemon by adding a line in /etc/rc.conf.local. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dan Ramaley Dial Center 118, Drake University Network Programmer/Analyst 2407 Carpenter Ave +1 515 271-4540 Des Moines IA 50311 USA
