Displaying 7 results from an estimated 7 matches for "database_or_web_server".
2015 Jun 09
6
newbie question on installation over existing Linux
...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/${DATABASE_OR_WEB_SERVER}, ditto...
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2015 Jun 09
3
newbie question on installation over existing Linux
On 06/09/2015 01:31 PM, g wrote:
>> /home in a dedicated partition, sure.
>
> only way i have done it from many years back.
>
>> /var/lib/${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 data...
2015 Jun 09
1
newbie question on installation over existing Linux
...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/${DATABASE_OR_WEB_SERVER}, ditto...
>
> The real issue is that you cannot put /usr on a dedicated partition
> anymore as of CentOS 7. This is because /bin, /lib and /lib64 are
> symbolic linked in the /usr equivalents now. The (previous) purposes of
> having a separate /bin and /lib was so that programs a...
2015 Jun 09
0
newbie question on installation over existing Linux
...otations in 'title'
line. next i copy base /root files that customize user root so i
have same 'root' operation across all installs. the i reboot to
new install and set it up.
> /home in a dedicated partition, sure.
only way i have done it from many years back.
> /var/lib/${DATABASE_OR_WEB_SERVER}, ditto...
if/when i set up a server.
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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
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2015 Jun 09
0
newbie question on installation over existing Linux
...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/${DATABASE_OR_WEB_SERVER}, ditto...
The real issue is that you cannot put /usr on a dedicated partition
anymore as of CentOS 7. This is because /bin, /lib and /lib64 are
symbolic linked in the /usr equivalents now. The (previous) purposes of
having a separate /bin and /lib was so that programs and libs required
at boot...
2015 Jun 09
0
newbie question on installation over existing Linux
On 6/8/2015 6:35 PM, Peter wrote:
> On 06/09/2015 01:31 PM, g wrote:
>>> >>/home in a dedicated partition, sure.
>> >
>> >only way i have done it from many years back.
>> >
>>> >>/var/lib/${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 a...
2015 Jun 08
2
newbie question on installation over existing Linux
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