Re: [PLUG] size matters ...

[Edward Pike <edward.pike@thomson.com>]

hi

my suggestiongs for extra small drives

- how about a partition for squid (web proxy),
  something  like /webcache
- /tmp partition
- swap partition -- good idea
- how about a /log partition for misc logging
  stuff (apache, squid, mail logs), a fixed size
  (say 500 megs) then logrotated properly
- how about a parition for your hosted websites, 
  like /www
- a samba share on a partition, handy
  for sharing files

for primary drive

- i usually put /boot /usr /var /tmp /home on their
  own partitions (but then i'm still using redhat 7.2,
  dont know if a lot have changed).  Some partitions
  that dont change a lot can be mounted read only
  like /boot (though i dont do that).  partitions
  that change a lot are good candidates for putting
  on other drives /var, /tmp, /home.
  

epike



On Wed, 2005-01-19 at 09:09, Ron Mansolino wrote:
> I have a handful of small drives (1-4 g) that I'm going to do ...
> something with. (probably a dialup firewall/browser/mp3 thing so I 
> can ditch zonealarm)
> 
> assuming I can put 3 on the ide ports (w/cdrom) what is a sensible
> installation/partitioning strategy? (and what needs to be on the root
> partition/drive?) I can throw something larger in there if I have to.
> (I found out the hard way with FreeBSD that /usr needs a ton of space 
> for packages). and I'm sort leaning on having /home on it's own so I 
> can easily swap it into something else (can i format/mount that as UFS?)
> and what about having swap space on it's own partition?
> 
> Where/what has the potential for the most "growth"? 
> 
> thanks,

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