Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 06:26:39 +0100 (CET) From: "Michael C. Vergallen" <mvergall@mail.double-barrel.be> To: Yev <phate1@ix.netcom.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: resizing partitions? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9902250610410.4478-100000@ns.double-barrel.be> In-Reply-To: <36D4C713.C7AE0C24@ix.netcom.com>
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I personally use :
/ 100MB
/swap 2x actual memory upto max off 256MB
/var 200MB
/usr 1600MB
/home 100MB per user
/usr/local rest of disc
However some may have a different sceme they use. but my personal
rationale behind this is as followes :
/ can be small enough to just hold the kernel kernel.generic
kernel.old and what else needs to be on /
swap if you have 32MB to 128MB their may be a time that swap is needed
so give it 2 times the physical size. if you have more memory swap
off 256MB is actually a luxury but ..
/usr make it just big enough so you can recompile the os and leave the
ports inplace so you don't have to redownload all the ports after
your upgrade.
/home 100Mb or so per user is enough for most users to store all their
personal data during 3 - 6 months..This is enough for them to have
a reasonable on line archive.
/usr/local is the place where all the software will live you install so
make it big enough.
Michael
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On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Yev wrote:
> Will it ever be possible to resize existing partitions? a la fips?
>
> I have dilemmas everytime I install a new box with a new 18gig drive,
> which way to partition it, and how much space to give each partition...
>
> Better get it right the first time, or is there a solution for changing
> them later..
>
> Tia,
> Yev
>
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