Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:17:06 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Sasa Stupar <sasa@stupar.homelinux.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Slices Message-ID: <439EF402.9030101@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <9CF863F9FF55D6301DA0C9B3@[192.168.10.249]> References: <200512130029.jBD0T11I020665@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <9CF863F9FF55D6301DA0C9B3@[192.168.10.249]>
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Sasa Stupar wrote: > > > --On 12. december 2005 19:29 -0500 Jerry McAllister > <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> wrote: > >>> >>> On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:40:40 -0600 >>> Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> wrote: >>> >>> > Sasa Stupar wrote: >>> > >>> > > You can also do the same as I did. I have just configured one slice >>> > > named / which >>> > > takes all the space on hdd and now I don't need to worry about >>> > > space shortage. >>> > >>> > >>> > OK then, but suppose we have some runaway process >> >> >> The main two reasons for dividing up your FreeBSD disk in to partitions >> rather than making just one big partition are to reduce the threat of >> runaway processes and to manage backup and restore sizes. >> >> Think those things out to meet your needs and resources. >> >> ////jerry >> > > OK. But then what would be ideal slice size for /, /var, /usr, /boot? > A word of probable caution (though I stand ready to be corrected): FreeBSD isn't like Linux in the fact that it expects /boot to be in / (the 'a' slice of whatever disk the bootmgr has been instructed to use)... so a seperate /boot will likely get you in trouble.... I don't *think* I'm wrong on this; search the list archives for a discussion of this within the last 60 days or so. If I *am* wrong, perhaps someone with more Unix-fu (well, spefically FBSD-fu) can give a more correct explanation of the funny idea in the back of my head.... Kevin Kinsey -- What is the sound of one hand clapping?
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