Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > On 19.11.06 16:00, Michelle Konzack wrote: > >> better: /var; ext3; 1 GB >> /var/log; ext3; 500 MB >> > > I don't see any reason to have them separate. > > Because if some process starts spewing log entries left-and-right, only your /usr/log partition fills up rather than your entire /usr partition.
You can also make your /usr partition read-only this way, which can function as another step in security/safety-hardening a system. >>> /tmp; ext3; 1 GB >>> >> Definitivly to small >> > > I mount /tmp on tmpfs (size-limited) and I think it's better to add this > space to swap, and use /tmp on tmpfs limited to 1 GB. > > However I haven't seen /tmp used that much for long time. Maybe in some > cases... > Seems like if I download an .iso using Firefox to my home dir, it temporarily stores it in /tmp, meaning I have to have enough free space in /tmp to get the full .iso. -- Kent -- Kent West Westing Peacefully <http://kentwest.blogspot.com> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]