On Thu, 2005-10-02 at 09:19 -0500, Matthew Miller wrote: > > I usually setup my systems like so: > > > > /boot /dev/sdXX > > /root /dev/sdXX > > /usr /dev/sdXX > > /etc /dev/sdXX > > /var /dev/sdXX > > /home /dev/sdXX > > /tmp /dev/sdXX > > /root, /etc, /bin, and /sbin should be on the root filesystem, not > separated. That's why they're their own partitions. That way, if something > goes wrong mounting other filesystems, you still have the basic utilities > needed to fix it. Whoops. Got a little excited. You are of course completely correct; I have in fact always done that. What I should have written was this: / /dev/sdXX /boot /dev/sdXX /home /dev/sdXX /opt /dev/sdXX /tmp /dev/sdXX /usr /dev/sdXX /var /dev/sdXX Sorry for the brain fart! > It'd still be /, which would (assuming you didn't follow the advice above), > be empty except for containing mountpoints. Again, my fault. / has everything installed on one partition, except for /var, /usr, /opt, /tmp, /home and /boot, which are all on their own partitions. Thanks to all who've responded. I wasn't sure if my thoughts on this were correct or even close, so I appreciate the tips and confirmation. Regards, Ranbir -- Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu Systems Aligned Inc. www.systemsaligned.com
