On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Timothy Phan wrote: > :Make the following symlinks: > : > :/tmp -> /local/tmp (unless you might share this drive via NFS) > :/home -> /local/home > :/usr/local -> /local/usr > :/var/spool -> /local/spool (again, if using NFS, you should break this > : down - talk to me individually) > Do the above FS and symlinks comply with fsstnd (File system standard)? > Just want to know. Thanks!
Well, it falls under the category of site specific filesystems, and with the symlinks in place, everything that the fsstnd specifies will still "exist" where they belong (you can still do --> Thu 21:12 on Templinux : pwd is ~ tcsh> ls -l /var/spool/mail/templin -rw-rw---- 1 templin mail 5483 Jan 9 21:06 /var/spool/mail/templin --> Thu 21:12 on Templinux : pwd is ~ tcsh> without a problem, it's just that the file actually exists on a custom partition. My main idea in spec'ing the above was to cluster files that a user would want to retain from one install to another without fear of loss due to initialization of a system partition (notice I didn't say repartitioning!), and it also offers the ability to dynamically reallocate space as necessary: if you're running short on disk space, you can dump /usr/local/src to tape and scrap it, freeing up more space for home directories or monstrous inboxes. Strange way of looking at it, but I'd rather bunch /usr/local, /home, and /var/spool/mail in one disk (and guess on the "right" size) than have to guess three times. Given the WIDE variety of hardware out there and the fact that we can't go to the store and ask the Debian salesperson to assemble a system to our requirements (usually...), it'll be a guessing game already. Much as I enjoy reinstalling machines (sorry, in my line of work, you get numbed to machines that won't boot!), I'd rather not have to spin tape for all of my personal files just to repartition for them. Especially since I just found out that my backup script had lots of oopses in it!!! --Pete _______________________________________________________________ Peter J. Templin, Jr. Client Services Analyst Computer & Communication Services tel: (717) 524-1590 Bucknell University [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
