> > I have followed a long thread of argument on partition scheme on another > list but no final conclusion accepted by most participants was drawn. My > application is for Terminal Server. >
There can't be good scheme suited for everyone. There can be special cases when you can use a separate partition, other than /boot, swap and /. But I'm sure in 95% of all cases all you need is 3 partitions scheme. Restoring just one partition sounds very logical and fine, but in reality in 98% cases after severe crash you'll have to restore the whole disk, not one partition. On the other hand I'm sure that in 95% percent you'll have to deal with the moving data from one partition to another if you choose more than 3 partitions scheme. So, in my opinion, I suggest than 3 partitions, namely /boot, swap and / are enough and in most cases there's no real reason to divide / partition. If you are really concerned about your data then it's better to think about mirrored pairs and good backup strategy. Two disks are also much better than the thoughts about partitioning single drive. With two disks the IO throughput is twice better. In case of severe crash you still have a lot of problems though. If you want to keep your personal data separated from OS software, you can always do it, using just directories. It's the same as if you keep your critical data on a separate partition. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's fastest growing real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
