Ben Frame wrote: > I have 2 linux machines (486's) that I want to work > together. They each have a single 325mb hard disk, so I > would like them to share diskspace and filesystems, > using NFS. Since I need to make the most out of every > megabyte, I was wondering if anyone might be able to > suggest a minimum size for the root partition on each > machine. FYI - I plan to have /var be its own partition. > Thanks! > >
Here's how I have the drives on *this* machine setup: Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda3 126879 46580 73747 39% / /dev/hda5 485955 409532 51326 89% /var /dev/hda6 486397 426306 34969 92% /home /dev/hdb4 1213449 1052262 98490 91% /usr /dev/hdb3 128822 67123 55047 55% /usr/local /dev/hdb1 1014623 542634 419575 56% /usr/local/POSA /dev/hda1 65344 40362 24982 62% /dos Since this is a fairly complete Debian installation, I'd recommend no less than 48MB for root. This system would be at 95% capacity in such a situation. Wouldn't want it to be much lower. I have recently heard that the latest version of Partition Magic can handle e2fs/Linux partitions. Iff that's the case then picking a *ideal* size becomes less critical. > > Ben Frame > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HTH CHUCK -- Chuck Stickelman, Owner E-Mail: Practical Network Design Voice: +1-419-529-3841 9 Chambers Road FAX: +1-419-529-3625 Mansfield, OH 44906-1301 USA
