>I have my roots in the Linux and *BSD worlds. When I install a system, I am
>used to create separated partitions (slices) for /usr, /opt, /, /var, /tmp.
>It's an old habit. I just like it this way... ;)
There's a downward trend in the number of partitions; I remember needing
to have two partitions for / and /usr because they would not fit on
single disks.
The reasons for not having multiple partitions are:
- ease of management
- you won't run out of space as quickly (typically one partition
will run out much sooner than the others)
But it also depends on what type of system.
For small systems (desktop, servers with a few disks) I'd recommend
just two slices: / and swap for the OS.
On larger servers you may want to separate out /var.
Then, of course, whatever you need for (but also preferably one storage
pool)
>Now I wonder, regarding Solaris, I read that to create a /tmp slice was not
>such a good idea. Why? Is it included in the swap?
By default /tmp is 'tmpfs' or virtual memory based filesystem; files
there are relegated to swap when not needed.
Casper
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