On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 07:09:20PM -0500, Theo Van Dinter wrote: > My rule of thumb for disk layout on a server is: > /boot - Small, usually 32-128MB, don't run out of space here. Good. > / - I put /usr in here since there's no reason not to any > longer. So this will be any size you think is > appropriate. I will usually put anywhere from 4-8GB > here, depending on disk size. These files should be > static-ish, no major changed here. Don't let it hit 100%. Reason #1: Mount /usr as read-only. There is only one reason why you should mount /usr read/write: to install software. Upon completion of this one task, remount the drive as read-only. Lock it down with kernel capabilities tools, and be done with it. [apt-get has a nice way to auto-remount the drive in apt.conf(5) when installing/upgrading software.] That being said, I suppose there's not a whole lot holding you back from mounting "/" as read-only, either. Perhaps /etc/mtab would be an annoyance, but if you symbolically link it to /proc/mounts, you could fake it. Reason #2: With LVM, you don't have to worry about exceeding the standard "allowed" harddrive partitions. So, create logical volumes to your heart's (*ahem*) extent. With filesystem and logical volume resizing, the flexibility and convenience outweight the small "overhead." Reason #3: It's just plain strange to have / share space with /usr. Reason #4: For someone new to Linux, LVM provides you with the opportunity to correct a mistake without having to reinstall your system because you'd prefer a different harddrive partition layout. OK, so that got into some more generic reasons to use LVM rather than to give guideance on how/what/when/where/why to patition a certain way. Experiment, have fun. With LVM, you can afford to play in order to find that "perfect" balance of partitioning and practicality. -- Chad Walstrom <chewie@wookimus.net> | a.k.a. ^chewie http://www.wookimus.net/ | s.k.a. gunnarr Key fingerprint = B4AB D627 9CBD 687E 7A31 1950 0CC7 0B18 206C 5AFD
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