security...
NoOne wrote:
>
> What's the sence to set up different mount points for / , /usr , /home ,
> /anything_else if all of them are located on a single harddrive. I can
> understand this steps for /boot 'cause it must be located in first 1023
> cyls, but what about / , /usr do you really need the separate diskspaces?
>
> It looks like disk partitions under DOS/Windows, but the ideo of splitting
> disks there is separating and more comfortable storage of information. At
> the same time all the mount points you make are connected do the same
> directory tree... I do not understand the sence of it...
>
> > I usually setup my partitions like this for a workstation/smb
> > server install. I have two 4 GB HDDs.
> >
> > swap - 128MB
> > / - 300MB
> > /usr - 3GB (depending on the size of your HDD)
> > /home - 4GB the rest usually around
> >
> > You might want to have more mount points if you are using
> > the server for web serving or a hardcore server. You are most
> > likely to get a little extra security if you put the files you are
> > serving on a seperate HDD than your Linux system files, i.e. if
> > you are serving out of /home/httpd, then mount that on a
> > seperate HDD.
> >
> > *************************************
> > Original message from: Victor Richardson <newbie@linux-
> > mandrake.com>
> > >Thanks for the info, I've beating my head against a wall for a
> > week now. I won't be
> > >hosting websites, but it will be doing
> > file/printer/email/internet routing. I'll
> > >just adjust the files accordingly. Did you mount "/usr" ,
> > "usr/src",and
> > >"/usr/local" within the "/" partition? How about a "/tmp"?
> > >
> > >Vic
> > >
> > >Brett Jones wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> > >> > Would the same parameters hold true for a server?
> > >> >
> > >> > Vic
> > >>
> > >> I've got a server with 1 4.5 gig SCSI drive, and 1 8.4 gig
> > IDE drive. This is
> > >> what it's tables looks like.
> > >>
> > >> 4.5
> > >> /boot 20 m
> > >> / 850 m
> > >> /var 400 m
> > >> /home 600 m
> > >> /home/httpd 1500 m
> > >> /home/ftp bal.
> > >>
> > >> 8.4
> > >> /home/httpd/vhost bal.
> > >>
> > >> This box is going to host web sites for myself, and
> > hopefully many others. This
> > >> partition table is what made sense to me, I'm sure others
> > have there own ideas.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Brett Jones
> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
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