Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:40:29 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: murphyf+fhs@f-m.fm (Frank Murphy) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD, FHS, and /mnt/cdrom Message-ID: <200311211840.hALIeTl20544@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <200311211923.11750.murphyf%2Bfhs@f-m.fm> from "Frank Murphy" at Nov 21, 2003 07:23:09 PM
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> > One of the ideas behind this new directory of mount points is that some kind > of automounter could then create and delete directories someplace as needed > without affecting anyone. So while not as large in K as a logfile, the > contents of the directory could get pretty large. (Probably a realistic max > of 20 items, but enough to rule out leaving it in /.) > > Just because /var is a symlink to /lump/var shouldn't affect that. Yah, but, it adds just another level of indirection and possible confusion. I would prefer my mounts to be more clear. Hmmm, a place for an automounter to work... Well, that could involve more than just media devices - demand directories of files and home directories or users' scratch directories come to mind - so maybe a better name than media could be discovered. On our Sun systems it is in /opt/home, but I never liked it that way because we also use the name home for another directory someplace else plus opt ends up being a garbage dump for everything they haven't thought out well on Suns. ////jerry
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