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
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