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On Sat, Apr 10, 2004 at 11:17:54AM -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote: > On 10 Apr 2004 10:51:43 -0400 > Bill Horne <bill at billhorne.homelinux.org> wrote: > > > Since I've been recommending a single partition for "home" grade > > installations, please share the reasons for using this plan. > > Some people also prefer a separate /var. There are some good reasons for > this. The /var file system is very volatile since it contains logs an > spools. By separating it from the root file system, you add a tab more > protection against corruption of the root file system. Another advantage > is that it also limits problems that arise when some log or spool gets > too large due to normal use or possibly hacking. All of these are good. Here are some other good things: - Use LVM and resizable filesystems. - Use disk mirroring. If you're buying a computer, put in two drives, not one. - If you've got multiple machines, use rsync to make regular backups of important data to a different machine. - If you've got a CD burner, burn your /home (at least) every month or so. Label the CDs. -dsr- didn't do that, got burnt, does that now.
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