> > At 07:42 AM 11/25/2003, Konrad Heuer wrote: > > >3) Try to identify subdirectories containing a lot of data within the > > filesystem which is too small, move them by mv to a filesystem with > > enough free space and symlink them back (ln -s) to the old location. > > But do not move the whole /etc directory from the root to another > > filesystem! > > Newbie question here. Is the reason you don't suggest mv then ln -s for > /etc because it is accessed very frequently so it would incur the most > overhead to make this choice?
No. It is because it is necessary to have /etc stuff there in times such as single user when only the root (/) filesystem is/can be mounted. So, if it was stuck somewhere else it would be a problem. ////jerry > > Marty Landman Face 2 Interface Inc 845-679-9387 > Sign On Required: Web membership software for your site > Make a Website: http://face2interface.com/Home/Demo.shtml > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
