On Wed, 30 May 2001, Joshua Nichols wrote:
> Are there performance concerns here?
The main performance issue that springs to my mind is that you might not
be able to optimize the partition for qmail (i.e. sync, noatime) if you're
running it on a non-dedicated partition.
You can try resizing ext2 partitions with the GNU Parted utility (see the
GNU software archives), but you'll probably be happier adding another
drive as a dedicated qmail partition.
Another tip would be to increase the number of inodes on your dedicated
/var/qmail partition (defined when you format the filesystem), and the
number of available filehandles on your system (defined in
/proc/sys/fs/file-max). You didn't say whether you were running out of
space, inodes, or filehandles, but if you're going to tackle the problem
in a comprehensive way, these items should be considered as well.
--
Todd A. Jacobs
CodeGnome Consulting, LTD
