To quote ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
# I would add /var to this list. The reason being is if you run
something
# like squid and don't manage it right it will bring your system down if
# it grows too large. Maybe with todays large HD's it doesn't matter as
# much but I've had it happen. Log files can get large also. Course if
# you are on top of it there isn't a problem but not everyone is,
# especially in the beginning:) In addition take a look at -
# http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue54/stoddard.html
# There is a little section on partitioning for a gateway. There are
good
# reasons for having more than 3 partitions.
That's the entire point - "if you run something like squid and don't
manage it right" ...
*IF* you run *something like squid*.
When you over-partition, you *really* screw up versatility. Until they
know what they're using their system for, versatility is key.
David Barclay Harris, Clan Barclay
Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or death.)
