oh no... I use ReiserFS for /... how do I change that to wat ever u recommend? or do I have to reinstall the whole system? so sorry that I asked so many questions
-----Original Message----- From: Sridhar Dhanapalan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 02 November 2001 01:20 To: Loke Kit Kai Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Reiser FS/ext3/Redhat... My /etc/fstab line looks like this: /dev/hda1 / reiserfs notail 1 1 You probably shouldn't be using ReiserFS for /, though. There are some known problems with doing so, but I haven't noticed any (yet). On Fri, 2 Nov 2001 00:59:53 +0800, "Loke Kit Kai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > how do I do that? I just installed mandrake 8.1, but don't really have > chance to play with it yet... having exams now... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sridhar Dhanapalan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 02 November 2001 00:52 > To: Loke Kit Kai; Mandrake Newbie List > Subject: Re: [newbie] Reiser FS/ext3/Redhat... > > > For a home system, basically nothing. I use it myself. Just be sure to mount > your partitions with the notail parameter. > > However, we are talking about Red Hat, which is a server- and > business-oriented > distro. I don't believe that ReiserFS is the best choice of FS for servers. > > > On Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:44:29 +0800, "Loke Kit Kai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > may i know wat's wrong with ReiserFS? i thought a lot of ppl using that? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > Ronald J. Hall > > Sent: 01 November 2001 22:19 > > To: Mandrake Newbie List > > Subject: [newbie] Reiser FS/ext3/Redhat... > > > > > > Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > > > > > > I think that Red Hat had a very valid reason _not_ to include ReiserFS. > > You must > > > remember that Red Hat is a server distro that prizes security and > > reliability > > > > Hi! Just as an observation, while on the Linux Lunacy trip, I got a chance > > to > > hear Michael Johnson of Redhat speak. He was asked by a software engineer > > from > > Brussels why not ReiserFS. Michael made comments to the effect of what you > > just said. > > > > However, to be fair, didn't ext3 fail Civileme's sledgehammer hardware > test? > > > > So...I guess there are valid concerns both ways. Once the ReiserFS gets a > > little maturity, do you think it will stack up better serverwise, against > > the > > ext3 fs? > > > > Later! ;-) > > > > -- > > > > /\ > > > > Dark><Lord > > \/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sridhar Dhanapalan > > "... if you're a basic PC user thinking about buying XP, don't. It's > basically > malware. It harangues you with nagging, fake-friendly reminders to obtain a > Passport and submit to product activation, and treats you like a child when > you > try to do anything heretical, like install a device driver of which it > disapproves." -- Thomas C. Greene, "Win-XP vs Red Hat 7.2", The Register > (http://www.theregister.co.uk), 2001-10-30. > -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from." -- Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 2nd ed, p.25
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