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Date:      Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:07:31 -0400
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
To:        Graham North <northg@shaw.ca>
Cc:        Chris Slothouber <chris@hier7.com>, FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: normal mount points
Message-ID:  <20070429210731.GA14056@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <4634468A.7060009@shaw.ca>
References:  <463390A0.20508@shaw.ca> <20070429010026.GB9913@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20070429021759.GA2862@holestein.holy.cow> <4634348C.3000104@shaw.ca> <46343A00.9000408@hier7.com> <4634468A.7060009@shaw.ca>

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On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 12:17:30AM -0700, Graham North wrote:

> I believe that they are mount points, not directories.   I shut the 
> server down last night until I learn more.
> G/

Again, mount points are directories.
There is no dofference unless something is attached to the directory
and treated as a mounted device.   

they probably have nothing to do with an automounter either,
though that is possible to set up.  `k:wq

Anyway, none of these would be related to Apache and I don't thing Samba
but I haven't really used Samba, just seen systems with it running - and
didn't look closely.

////jerry

> 
> 
> Chris Slothouber wrote:
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> >On 2007-04-29 02:00, Graham North wrote:
> >  
> >>I am still hoping that somebody can tell me what /net and /host are - 
> >>inted?  samba??
> >>    
> >
> >As mentioned previously, no part of FreeBSD (port or package included)
> >would ever create directories outside of hier(7), i.e. /usr/local would
> >be the place to find user-installed software.
> >
> >What is the contents of these directories?
> >
> >- --
> >Chris Slothouber (chris@hier7.com) -=- Mercenary Sysadmin
> >BIZ: http://www.hier7.com -=- building.better.ideas
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> -- 
> 
> Graham North
> Vancouver BC
> Canada
> 
> www.soleado.ca
> 
> Kindness is infectous, try it.
> 
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