Hello Kevin, > should I create a separate /var
Yes, you most definitely should. IMHO, whatever config you're going for, logs reside in /var by default in all the linux distros I've tried > used mostly for web-hosting > used as an IMAP/SMTP machine In your case, given that mail would resides by default in /var/spool - this would be another reason to create a separate /var partition. In fact, it wouldn't be bad to create another partition exclusive to /var/spool/mail. > don't want to a) not create a large enough partition > b) create too large of one and waste space Don't' worry, I learned too late that I should have completely read the Installation Guide for suggested debian partition schemes. /var/cache is where apt will store all the .deb files (I learned this the hard way as I was grabbing additional packages). If you'll probably want to run X-windows too, /var should at the very least be larger than 200MB to accommodate lots of .debs (I personally try to reserve at least 1GB of /var for servers and workstations). Good luck, Erik Abella
