Sure ... but doesn't /var typically live on a partition of it's own, anyway? Say, is there a HOWTO or other document which describes partitioning considerations and/or the standard directory structure? Sorry for all the questions, but I've been brain numbed by a WinTel world!! -- Mitch On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Sarwer Zafiruddin wrote: > Expanding / is useful when you need to upgrade the system and the newer OS > needs more space to upgrade. My primary concern is things under the /var > filesystem, where things grow constantly like logs (which I like to keep > atleast 6months of rotated logs), possibly more space for > /var/spool/mqueue (for mail server that have increase of mail traffic), > and /var/spool/mail (for those hog user who refuse to clean up their INBOX > ;-) ). > > Sarwer > > > > (b) dynamically expand the amount of space available to the root > partition. > > > > Pardon me for being a neophyte here, but what else goes on the root > > partition which takes any significant or dynamic amount of space? Isn't > > the root just a place to put all the top level directories, the contents > > of which are typically all on another partition anyway? > > > > -- Mitch > >
