So if you had originally set up your system with everything on one partition (except swap) and you would later want to break it up....
Check my thinking please, after creating the "new" partition, mv your home directory recursively to the new partition then run updatedb and everything should be okay??? That is all packages should run etc.? Dennis On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 12:57 -0800, Sebastian Smith wrote: > Breaking up your filesystem into many partitions has many benefits. For > example, if your server is attacked your logs could grow dramatically in > size, if /var is on a seperate partition log growth will have a ceiling -- > potentially saving you from running out of space on your device. For the > home user -- especially those who like to experiment with different > distros -- having a seperate partition for home is a great idea. But, > special care will still have to be taken to protect the /home filesystem > during upgrades/reloads/etc because Linux virtualizes the filesystem. > This means that when home is mounted it can be accessed as any other file > on the system regardless of where it resides -- so the process that borked > your system, Dennis, could still destroy your files even if /home is on a > seperate partition. > > - Sebastian > > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, Dennis Bagley wrote: > > > As long as you are discussing backups..... > > > > I recently came across a recommendation to put your home directory on a > > separate partition - the concept being it simplified some aspects of > > backups and put you in a better position when upgrading or changing a > > distro. > > > > Comments, qualifications, recommendations, directions? > > > > Dennis > > > > > > On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 12:02 -0800, Sebastian Smith wrote: > >> Brian, > >> > >> Sweet! I just got a room confirmed, and was going to send out the > >> announcement (I'm completely disorganized this month). > >> > >> I'm going to present a beginning level topic on the basics of Linux > >> backup. This topic will cover some of the backup programs available and > >> how to use them, and some basic backup scripts. > >> > >> I think I'll also bring the research robot, and briefly discuss what I'm > >> working on. > >> > >> - Sebastian > >> > >> On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, Brian Morris wrote: > >> > >>> All, > >>> > >>> Since no item got more than a single vote, and since I had captured some > >>> useful/informative spam logs recently, I have chosen to present > >>> "Fighting Spam at the ISP Level" (as the advanced topic) at this week's > >>> meeting. > >>> > >>> Sebastian: Are you presenting the basic topic? > >>> > >>> Brian > >>> > >>> Sebastian Smith wrote: > >>>> Brian, > >>>> > >>>> Excellent list! All are great topics. A lot of them are very broad in > >>>> scope though. Perhaps they would be better suited as in introductory > >>>> presentation to a long-running discussion -- I'm thinking GSA topics > >>>> here. > >>>> > >>>> Anyway, I'd like to put my vote on topic 1. I think it'd be great to > >>>> have > >>>> an introductory talk on the techniques for combating spam. Then, have an > >>>> open forum discussion of the ramifactions of the filtering techniques. > >>>> > >>>> Spam filtering is the next "big thing" on the tech horizon IMHO. Those > >>>> companies, ISPs, etc that haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet probably > >>>> have some anti-spam technology in their 2006 budgets. Addition of this > >>>> technology will/does affect the way we communicate -- business practices > >>>> will need to change. So... it's very important -- now the email is the > >>>> "killer application" -- that we all have an understanding of the new > >>>> email > >>>> dataflow model. > >>>> > >>>> We'll keep the polls open though. So vote! I've no doubt spam will be > >>>> on > >>>> the "discussion platter" within the next few months regardless of the > >>>> results. > >>>> > >>>> - Sebastian > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, 18 Dec 2005, Brian Morris wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Sebastian, > >>>> > >>>> I could present one. Pick one from this list, if you like (the topics > >>>> would be presented from a fully Linux-centric point of view): > >>>> > >>>> 1) Fighting spam at the server/ISP level (Sendmail-intensive) > >>>> 2) Post-instrusion tracing/investigation > >>>> 3) Social engineering (and how to not be a victim of it) > >>>> 4) The birth & death of a TCP packet/stream > >>>> 5) Advanced syslog control > >>>> 6) Network and physical attack vectors > >>>> 7) How telephony works > >>>> 8) Intro to BGP & OSPF > >>>> > >>>> Brian > >>>> > >>>> Sebastian Smith wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> We have a beginner-level topic for next month. I'm not sure of the > >>>>> official title, but it is an introduction to the Vi/Vim editors. If you > >>>>> don't use Vi/Vim you should attend the meeting because they are > >>>>> fantastic > >>>>> -- especially for coding. > >>>> > >>>>> Would anyone like present an advanced-level topic? > >>>> > >>>>> - Sebastian > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> RLUG mailing list > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> RLUG mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
