Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-24 Thread Gary Dunn
On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 13:41, W. D. wrote: Thanks for the info. I looked into this a little closer. In 'FreeBSD Unleashed', on page 38 it says: /home This is where the users' home directories are located. It is often located under the /usr partition. If you are going to have a lot of

Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread W. D.
What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? What are the reasons for preferring one place over another? Would these work? /usr/local/share/sambapublic/ /usr/share/sambapublic/ /home/sambapublic/ Start Here to Find It Fast!™ -

Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread Vince Hoffman
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, W. D. wrote: What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? What are the reasons for preferring one place over another? Would these work? /usr/local/share/sambapublic/ /usr/share/sambapublic/ /home/sambapublic/

Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread knowtree
What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? What are the reasons for preferring one place over another? Would these work? /usr/local/share/sambapublic/ /usr/share/sambapublic/ /home/sambapublic/ I recommend a separate partition,

Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread W. D.
At 13:20 9/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? What are the reasons for preferring one place over another? Would these work? /usr/local/share/sambapublic/ /usr/share/sambapublic/

Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread knowtree
At 13:20 9/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? What are the reasons for preferring one place over another? Would these work? /usr/local/share/sambapublic/ /usr/share/sambapublic/

Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread Lowell Gilbert
W. D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How can I add a new partition? Can that be done after the OS and data are on the drive? What program? What would it be called? You need unallocated space to build a new disk partition, but you could always use a pseudo disk. I do this to provide a Samba

Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread W. D.
At 14:26 9/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote: At 13:20 9/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? What are the reasons for preferring one place over another? Would these work?

Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread Alex de Kruijff
Thanks for the info. In 'The Complete FreeBSD' (4th edition), on page 70: Use the rest of the space on disk for a /home file system, as long as it's possible to back it up on a single tape. Otherwise, make multiple file systems. /home is the normal directory for user files. In the