Hello, > Please help me for the right understanding:
I think you have it almost right... > the /root contains only the kernel and the device drivers, Actually, that's just "/". It's called the root directory, but it's not actually under /root. (/root is the administrator's working area.) > the /home is the working area / space for the user (with space for > store of their own data?), Yes. Each user gets a subdirectory of /home. > the /usr is the main area comparable to WINDOWS PROGRAMMS, Yes. If memory serves, it can actually be on a read-only partition. > /var for printer, mail, newsgroups. Yes - also for other sundry things that need to be written, including system logs in /var/log Let's see what other directories I have: /tmp - temporary files /bin, /sbin, /lib - (part of /) system programs (programs that need to be available even when /usr is missing) /boot - boot file /dev - (part of /) devices /etc - (part of /) configuration files /initrd - no idea - what is this? /mnt or /mount - some admins use one of these for all their mount points /proc - system information (not actually on disk) HTH Jiri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
