Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 12:02:04 -0500 From: MIKE JENKINS <jenkins.mike@epamail.epa.gov> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Writable /usr? Message-ID: <s550518d.056@wpmail.gbr.epa.gov>
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"Installing and Operating 4.4BSD UNIX" agrees with you! (see /usr/share/doc/smm/01.setup/paper.ascii.gz) The reason people keep stuffing things in /usr is that it has plenty of space since it got the rest of the disk after /, swap, and /var. They probably should go back and resize their partitions and add new ones like /home, /tmp, etc. Mike >Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 20:16:02 -0400 (EDT) >From: CyberPeasant <djv@bedford.net> >Subject: Writable /usr? > >As a newcomer to FreeBSD but a greybeard in the unix world, can I >politely ask why FreeBSD seems intent on making /usr a writable >partition? In another thread, someone reports that the user guide >recommends locating /tmp and /var on /usr. I believe I've seen >recommendations to supply users' home directories in the /usr >partition, too. (The default installation script sets you up >without a /home partition.) What's the rationale for this? Isn't >readonly /usr (and /, if possible) a Good Thing anymore? > >Dave >- -- > <----. mailto/pgpfinger: djv@bedford.net > <----|=================================== > <----' Crathva fxrjre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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