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Date:      Fri, 16 Aug 2002 13:44:57 -0500
From:      "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net>
To:        Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz>
Cc:        MET <met@uberstats.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How to add more space to the /usr partition || DUMB !
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.20020816134457.018b29d0@mail.sage-one.net>
In-Reply-To: <20020816181303.GJ389@freepuppy.bellavista.cz>
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At 08:13 PM 8.16.2002 +0200, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
>> Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 13:00:15 -0500
>> From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
>> Subject: Re: How to add more space to the /usr partition || DUMB !
>
>> If /usr is too lean for future use such as having enough space for
>> rebuilding the system then "mkdir /home/obj" and "rm -rf /usr/obj; ln -s
>> /home/obj /usr/obj". Can do the same thing for /usr/ports, and /usr/src,
>> altho I suggest one use "mv".
>> 
>> I have moved /usr/obj and /usr/ports this way on several machines.
>> FreeBSD is quite happy with a symbolic link for these.
>
>    but you should be warned that e. g. cvs breaks if your repository
>    path contains symlinks. there's bound to be more boneheaded
>    software, though it might not reach the cvs level.
>
>-- 

It was also my understanding that "symlinks" can slow things down too.....
not sure about that, but a consideration for any directories that move a
lot of data...

Best regards,
Jack L. Stone,
Administrator

SageOne Net
http://www.sage-one.net
jackstone@sage-one.net

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