Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 00:19:29 -0700 (PDT) From: clee@serenivision.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/26531: sysinstall's disk labeler creates too small partitions Message-ID: <200104130719.f3D7JTp24441@dream.osd.bsdi.com>
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>Number: 26531 >Category: bin >Synopsis: sysinstall's disk labeler creates too small partitions >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Apr 13 00:30:04 PDT 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Chern Lee >Release: FreeBSD 4.3-BETA i386 >Organization: BSDi >Environment: System: FreeBSD dream.osd.bsdi.com 4.3-BETA FreeBSD 4.3-BETA #1: Mon Mar 5 21:32:27 PST 2001 chern@dream.osd.bsdi.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/DREAM i386 >Description: Many newbie users installing FreeBSD choose the easiest path and pick 'A' for Auto Defaults in the disk labeling section of sysinstall. This leaves them with a meager 50 meg /, 20 meg /var, swap, and the rest in /usr. Perhaps back in the day one could live with a 50 meg root and 20 meg /var partitions, but nowadays this fills rather quickly. I've had a few calls from first-time users unable to install additional packages, have disk space problems soon after from doing this. >How-To-Repeat: Chose 'A' for Auto Defaults all in the disk label section of sysinstall for sysinstall's defaults on partition sizes. >Fix: Raise the bar on these two partitions. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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