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...own partition, there's just too many issues with that nowdays. I don't like putting /var in its own partition either as its all too intertwined with root. the problem with lots of little partitions is your freespace gets fragmented. /home in a dedicated partition, sure. /var/lib/${DATABASE_OR_WEB_SERVER}, ditto... -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz

On 06/09/2015 01:31 PM, g wrote: >> /home in a dedicated partition, sure. > > only way i have done it from many years back. > >> /var/lib/${DATABASE_OR_WEB_SERVER}, ditto... > > if/when i set up a server. Servers are better off without a separate partition for /home. Unlike desktop installs which contain pretty much all of the user data under /home in a server install there isn't very much "user" data at all and most of the actual da...

...with that >> nowdays. I don't like putting /var in its own partition either as its >> all too intertwined with root. the problem with lots of little >> partitions is your freespace gets fragmented. >> >> /home in a dedicated partition, sure. >> /var/lib/${DATABASE_OR_WEB_SERVER}, ditto... > > The real issue is that you cannot put /usr on a dedicated partition > anymore as of CentOS 7. This is because /bin, /lib and /lib64 are > symbolic linked in the /usr equivalents now. The (previous) purposes of > having a separate /bin and /lib was so that programs...

...otations in 'title' line. next i copy base /root files that customize user root so i have same 'root' operation across all installs. the i reboot to new install and set it up. > /home in a dedicated partition, sure. only way i have done it from many years back. > /var/lib/${DATABASE_OR_WEB_SERVER}, ditto... if/when i set up a server. -- peace out. If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it! in a world with out fences, who needs gates. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.6 tc,hago. g .

...s just too many issues with that > nowdays. I don't like putting /var in its own partition either as its > all too intertwined with root. the problem with lots of little > partitions is your freespace gets fragmented. > > /home in a dedicated partition, sure. > /var/lib/${DATABASE_OR_WEB_SERVER}, ditto... The real issue is that you cannot put /usr on a dedicated partition anymore as of CentOS 7. This is because /bin, /lib and /lib64 are symbolic linked in the /usr equivalents now. The (previous) purposes of having a separate /bin and /lib was so that programs and libs required at boo...

On 6/8/2015 6:35 PM, Peter wrote: > On 06/09/2015 01:31 PM, g wrote: >>> >>/home in a dedicated partition, sure. >> > >> >only way i have done it from many years back. >> > >>> >>/var/lib/${DATABASE_OR_WEB_SERVER}, ditto... >> > >> >if/when i set up a server. > Servers are better off without a separate partition for /home. Unlike > desktop installs which contain pretty much all of the user data under > /home in a server install there isn't very much "user" data at...

On 06/08/2015 02:00 PM, g wrote: > > > On 06/08/2015 11:34 AM, Kay Schenk wrote: >> On 06/07/2015 11:05 PM, g wrote: >>> On 06/07/2015 07:25 PM, Kay Schenk wrote: >>> <<>> >>> >>>> So, I'm not sure how to interpret what you said. Can I get the same >>>> results from a CentOS install using some combination of