On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 06:45:27AM -0800, Michael Oatman wrote: > Do I lose all the data in the partition by shrinking or growing it w/ fdisk? > If so, how do I relabel the mount point after backing up?
Say goodbye to the data. To relabel the partition after you re-initialize it, use e2label. > What is a reiserfs? http://www.reiserfs.org > Does anyone have better recommended sizes for partitions for the following: No. Only you know what your systems are used for and what the impact should be if a given partition fills vs the tradeoff of wasting space (since each partition will have dedicated extra space). I personally like fewer partitions, but that's because I know what my systems are used for and have made my own tradeoffs. For my home server, I have a *lot* less partitions. Only you know how hostile your users are - ie, do they tend to gobble up disk space or are they more reasonable? Do they care if they fill your disks? Do they use massive amounts of storage one day and none the next? Do they clean up after themselves? Do they leave their mail lying around (eg, imap) or do the delete it right away (eg, pop)? You also seem to have only 1 drive, so this means that you're willing to lose all the data on it if a drive fails - one bad block can render your system unbootable - so you're already making decisions on how critical the data really is. If you're willing to live with losing the entire system for a day while you recover or restore from backups, could you not live with a partition filling? > I'm getting really good at the installation part, but I'd rather try something >different. BTW, > why is this info not in HOWTOs or man pages? There is information in the Red Hat supplied documentation on how systems could be partitioned, but since every system is different, they can't say make partition x yGB big. It's like asking me to recommend a vehicle for you when you're not telling me if you want speed (Ferrari), size (dump truck), or comfort (Rolls Royce). Or perhaps you just want cheap (Geo). Perhaps you don't care about reliability (Lada). As you can see, there are a lot of options and you need to evaluate the tradeoffs. What's most important is that you understand what tradeoffs you're making. -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
