On Sunday 11 February 2007 14:21, Fajar Priyanto wrote: > Regarding whether we should separate certain directory from /, the rule of > thumb is that if we want to be able to format/reinstall Linux without > having the hassle of backing up/moving data to other machine first, then we > should separate it.
As security updates for openSUSE 10.2 is scheduled to be discontinued by ultimo 2008 (thanks, Kai!), I'll need to update some day. That's why I want a separate /home. Considering my simple setup, I guess config files from /etc etc is someting I can easily backup manually (if not easier to setup again using YaST). /Srv is new to me. Having to separate /srv and /home would almost certainly give me problems some day with the wrong partition running out of space. Should I consider other separate partitions - /tmp etc? > Your partition plan is OK. Regarding the web directory we can always change > it into /home/www (whichever). So what's the point of /srv? Does it mean a more secure system, or is it more a question of making a logical and clear devision between what's private and whats public on a server? > On a side note, it's even better if we use LVM, so that when in the future > we run out of space, we can "expand" it into another disk seamlessly. HTH, hmmm... very tempting concept, but I guess I am too conservative and short sighted to play with it at the moment. :-) Thanks! Janus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
