[geeks] Solaris 8 partitioning

[Michael Schiller]

"Peter L. Wargo" wrote:
> 
> 
> Too much partitioning.  My suggestion:
> 
> / = all but 256M of boot disk (2.1g)
> 256M of swap.
> 
> Make the 4.3G drive /export/home
> 
> You don't need a /tmp, tmpfs is better.   If you feel the need for a
> separate /var, make it 512M on the 2.1G drive, taking away from root.
> (I do this if I expect /var to fill up.)
> 
> Since 2.6, it makes little sense to over-partition solaris.  Pre-2.6, I
> would advocate a different scheme, but now there is no need.
> 
> -Pete

So I guess my more 'traditional' method of partitioning a drive isn't
needed either? I usually have either a 512m or 256m / a 512m swap a 512m
or 256m /var and a /usr that fills the rest of the drive. I don't
normally make a /export/home partition preferring to put the user home
dirs in /usr/home/
-- 
-Mike
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