>From Brett Glass <br...@lariat.net>: > Unfortunately, due to past history, /usr is mixed-use. It normally > contains both configuration information -- e.g. /usr/local/etc -- > and more volatile data such as users' home directories. This > prevents /usr/local/etc, which also contains mission-critical > configuration information, from being protected if you just protect > /. Some proprietary Unices have fixed this historical flaw in the > traditional hierarchy by moving /usr/local/etc to another location > and them symlinking it back to where seasoned administrators expect > it to be, thus honoring POLA. The three open source, old school > BSDs (Free, Net, Open) have not done this to date, but it's > something that should be considered in the long run. It would > certainly make the creation of embedded systems easier, as well as > enhancing security in multi-user systems!
You mean users' home directories are under /usr/home rather than /home? I believe /home is more traditional, and decidedly my preference: good to put on a separate partition so it won't be touched by a system upgrade. Tom _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
