Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 08:14:13 -0500 (EST) From: Andrew Webster <andrew@guardian.fortress.org> To: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net> Cc: lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail - low on space Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980128080842.1792C-100000@guardian.fortress.org> In-Reply-To: <199801280614.WAA01700@MindBender.serv.net>
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On Tue, 27 Jan 1998, Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com wrote: > > >I create my systems without a physical /var parition and symlink /var and > >/tmp into /usr/var and /usr/tmp respectively, this eliminates all > >problems, and you don't end up "wasting" lots of disk space for temporary > >files. > > It doesn't eliminate "all" problems. Specifically, it doesn't > eliminate the problem separate /var is meant to solve, and that is > having someone fill up /usr and bring your entire machine to its knees > just by sending you lots of big email messages. Michael, I fail to see the difference. Whether /usr OR /var fills up, the machine will be brought to its knees. Until FreeBSD has something like AIX's extenisble file system, the /var partition, while it's concept noble, is rather useless since it can't be grown as needed. The bottom line is no matter how well you plan in adanvce, you MAY end up with /var overflow if you are hosting many mail boxes, UUCP feeds, and so forth. Regards, Andrew Webster andrew@pubnix.net Key fingerprint = CF E8 16 B8 A6 DB E3 C9 83 E7 96 24 25 58 15 6E PubNIX Montreal Connected to the world Branche au monde P.O. Box 147 Cote Saint Luc, Quebec H4V 2Y3 tel 514.990.5911 http://www.pubnix.net fax 514.990.9443
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