Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 15:34:16 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Scott Gerhardt" <scott@gerhardt-it.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disk Partitioning Message-ID: <15354.52312.300726.769886@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <41965224@toto.iv>
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Scott Gerhardt <scott@gerhardt-it.com> types: > I'm setting up a multipurpose production server for HTTP, POP3 and DB that > would serve up to 100 virtual hosts and 300 POP accounts. > > I have no idea about disk space required for logging and mail. Any > insights? Read through the -questions archives. This comes up all the time. > Is it a good idea to create separate partitions for /var/mail and /var/log > to keep things separate incase of runaway log files? No. If either one runs out of space, you're hosed. Putting them into two smaller partitions just creates more things that can run out of space and hose you. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Q: How do you make the gods laugh? A: Tell them your plans. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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