* Charles Steinkuehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004:03:13:19:12:31-0600] scribed: > re-sent (forgot to include the list) > > Michael D Schleif wrote: > >* Charles Steinkuehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >[2004:03:13:16:47:02-0600] scribed: > ><snip /> > > > >>I propose making log_mnt a new leaf.cfg variable (could also come in via > >>the kernel command line). Rather than the format you used, however, I > >>would like to use the existing PKGPATH/LEAFCFG format (dev[:filesystem). > >> > >>If the log_mnt variable is set, linuxrc would mount the log_mnt device > >>directly to /var/log, and skip making the tmpfs ramdisk. If log_mnt is > >>unset or null, the current behavior would result. Does this seem > >>acceptable to everyone? > >> > >>Also, any reason (or drawback) to handling /tmp exactly the same way? I > >>realize /tmp doesn't need to be persistent, but someone might want to be > >>able to mount /tmp on something other than a ramdisk, and I might be > >>able to save some space (or at least not grow /linuxrc much) if I fold > >>togheter the /var/log and /tmp processing. > > > >Need it be hard coded? Could it be variable-ized, such that I can > >specify some arbitrary directory (e.g., /home) during initial > >configuration? That way, other future exceptions are handled in stride. > > > >Notice that I ask this out of ignorance of what is required to > >accomplish this ;> > > Um...if "it" refers to where the log files reside, currently it *IS* > hard-coded. We're discussing making the log partition not be > hard-coded, and I'm wondering if we should go ahead and make /tmp work > the same way. > > If I'm mis-understanding your question, please clarify.
`not be hard-coded' is _exactly_ what I am referring to. I don't know how you are doing this; but, I can see value in having some arbitrary director(y|ies) persist across reboots -- in some applications. So, unless I am misunderstanding the previous dialog on this matter, I am suggesting that, instead of limiting this to `/var/log' and `/tmp', you may consider creating this so that an admin can also do same with `/home', or some other arbitrary directory. Am I making any sense? -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 877.596.8237 - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . --
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