Re: Public/permanent/media-specific mounts
On 28-Dec-2001 Matt wrote:
> Hello..
>
> I remember reading somewhere (FHS maybe?) that permanent mounts should
> now be put off the root.. I still keep cdrom, zip, floppy under /mnt, by
> the way (a recent thread addressed this point already..)
>
> ...but say I have a public directory that holds music, lets call it
> "music" -- it's not user specific, so I'm not going to toss it under
> home. Would /usr/local/music be appropriate? It used to be an ftp site,
> so /var/ftp was fine, but /var/music just doesn't cut it... and /music
> seems to be root clutter -- or is it? Opinions welcome.
>
I have mine in /home because it makes backups easier. I also have a
/usr/local/storage dir where I keep various odds and ends.
In the end, it is whatever makes your life easier.
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