> You will have to excuse me... For the next week or so I will be posting
> questions to the list about questions that I'm unable to locate the answer
> to on the web... I'm trying to put a reliable web page up, and I want to
> make sure my Info is correct.
No problem, Bill..
> Although you can install Red Hat Linux in a single large partition (subject
> to any of the partitioning considerations we've mentioned so far), it's a
> much better idea to split things up a bit. We recommend the following layout
> as a compromise between single-partition simplicity, and multi-partition
> flexibility...
>
> What is the "technical" reason for doing this (Splitting up a partition that
> is). Does it make it faster? Thanks for the info...
Several reasons. First, no, it doesn't make it faster, until you split
your partitions across drives (specifically SCSI) or buses/controllers.
On a home machine, it doesn't really make a damn bit of difference, and
perhaps can be argued its more trouble than its worth.
On a server machine, creating multiple partitions has several advantages:
- filling up your /var paritition, for example, with log data won't crash
your box, due to your root partition not having any space.
- easier to backup, assuming the partition is still small enough to fit on
a tape. This way you can store one whole partition on a tape.
- improved ability to increase security. This way you can mount your
user's home directory read-only, or noexec, or nosuid, preventing
unauthorized execution of programs they would otherwise have no place to
write.
See the Filesystem security section of the new Security-HOWTO, co-authored
by yours truly. Hopefully its made it to sunsite by now..
Dave
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