Michael J Wenk wrote:
> The reasons you like to > seperate partitions is due to fsck, and times it takes for a fsck to > run. Historically, the reason to use partitions is to protect / (root) because time was (original AT&T Unix System 5; circa early '90s) that when root filled up, there was a high probability that the system would crash. Since most processes use /tmp for temporary storage and since the print spooler uses /var, it seems prudent to put each in its own partition so that a runaway job doesn't fill up / (root). True, a process or the printers would stop, but at least the other users continued uninterrupted. > <snip> Back on topic: I like Michael's assessment that java is probably trying to install itself in /opt. And after Richard frees up some space in / (root) and makes a pointer link of /opt ("mkdir /usr/opt; ln -s /usr/opt /opt"), he'll be up and running without having to operate on his OS. Also, after reading the dialog on this thread, it occurred to me that Richard's /home shouldn't be located in / (root). Maybe moving it to /usr and linking it back would be in order. _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech