Am Sonntag, 2. September 2007 schrieb Neil Bothwick: > Hello Walter Dnes, > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sda1 1 60801 488384001 5 Extended > > /dev/sda5 1 62 497952 83 Linux > > /dev/sda6 63 549 3911796 82 Linux swap > > /dev/sda7 550 60801 483974158+ 83 Linux > > What's wrong with making sda7 an LVM partition? Then you can allocate > space to the various directories as you wish. > > One disadvantage of your system that springs immediately to mind is that > if a user manages to fill /home, it will stop the whole system working > properly because /var is also full.
Another one is filesystem corruption, or even human error. Placing everything
into one single filesystem is a Bad Thing (tm). I.e. you can't mount vital
parts of the system ro to prevent accidental deletion, or keep data or home
volumes safely unmounted until they are really needed/accessed (by use of the
automounter), you can't use different filesystems for different purposes,
etc.
Kids, don't try this at home :-)
Bye...
Dirk
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