Re: [aclug-L] Disk Partitions

["Clint A. Brubakken" <cabrubak@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are several problems with that. You have one bad log file, and poof
you can't boot your system. If a partition goes bad, you have to reinstall
the whole system. Unless your installing software, /usr is best mounte
read only.  

I'm sure there are more. 



On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Jesse Kaufman wrote:

> well, even tho' i have been dubbed as crazy, i've got 1 6.8GB partition i use
> for everything...  if i were you, i would make your 250MB hdd your /home
> partition (depending on how much stuff you think you will keep there), and
> use your 1.7 for pretty much everything else, as 1 big partition, but that is
> just my crazy opinion..  i've heard advantages and disadvantages of multiple
> partitions, and i have concluded that a /home partition, a / partition, and a
> swap partition is all i really need... that way, i don't have to screw w/ one
> partition filling up (ie /opt), while another has plenty of room...
> 
> jesse
> 
> jeffrey.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone have a particular scheme of disk partitions and relative sizes
> > that works well?  I'll be using at least one 1.7 GB and one 250 MB HDD.  I
> > may add a 1.7 GB later, but would like to get opinions on how to divide up
> > the two mentioned first.  The RedHat book has plenty of suggestions, but
> > I'm a "cut to the chase" kinda guy and would like to learn from someone
> > else's success and mistakes (read: basically lazy).  :-)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jeff
> >
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