-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 09:35:24AM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: >> Greg Folkert wrote: >>> On Thu, 2007-04-05 at 20:49 -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: >>>> This discussion wouldn't be complete without a note about the FHS. >>>> (see man hier and the debian policy manual). >>>> >>>> There are four places within the directory tree you could place your >>>> /store and be out of the way of the debian system: >>>> >>>> /home/store >>>> assuming you never create a user named 'store' >>>> >>>> /usr/local/share/store >>>> since ISOs are basically static, its similar to >>>> putting a document under /usr/local/share/doc >>>> >>>> /var/local/store >>>> If you are frequently adding and removing files from >>>> store, it should go under /var (variable) since the >>>> idea of /usr is that it _can_ be mounted read-only. >>>> > >> What about /mnt or /media then? I thought they were good places to >> mount other partitions. Doesn't that still fall under FHS compliance? > > True, however the OP doesn't want to _mount_ an iso image, he wants to > _store_ iso images. I think its like a communal book-shelf presumably > with different backup requirements than regular stuff under /home. > > Doug. > >
I understand your point, what I am suggesting however is that he follows FHS guidelines and mounts his partition somewhere where logically. He *could* put it anywhere. But then again, I *could* jump off of a bridge. Joe - -- Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGFlrjiXBCVWpc5J4RAtg7AKCwN4UIvqNIKQEY9f8L6b6DIk7bDQCfYkk9 0LZT7rdf8oxWMYT9jf75aTE= =Oojr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
