Re: Partitioning hard drives
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:35:48 -0600
Tim Kelley <tim@it.kpt.cc> wrote:
> Well, if you are going to have all these filesystems on the same set
> of drive spindles, there really isn't any use to carving up /usr and
> everything else at all.
There are security issues - some experts think it's a really good idea
to keep /tmp and /var away from the root partition. I don't consider
myself an expert, but I've read enough about it to conclude that it's
not a bad idea, particularly if you're running a server. Some of my geek
books ("Maximum Linux Security" and "FreeBSD Unleashed) emphasize this.
regards,
Robert
> Separating filesystems mainly gives the advantage of using different
> mount options for each filesystem; such as mounting /var "noexec" and
> /usr "read only".
>
> putting /var on a separate filesystem is almost always a good idea,
> since it is so active; but on a different set of drives is the best
> idea.
>
> putting /usr on a part by itself allows read only mounting if that
> gets you off. Of course installing software requires an extra step.
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