On Nov 26, 2011 9:05 AM, "Volker Armin Hemmann" <volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > 2011/11/25 Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> >> >> I want to build a Gentoo server box whose structure is >> highly-partitioned, like this: >> >> / >> /boot > > > okay > >> >> /usr > > > why? just makes your life harder. >
Why will it make my life harder. >> >> /tmp > > > okay > >> >> /usr/portage ==> via NFS > > > if it makes you happy... > The portage tree will be shared among Gentoo boxen. >> >> /var > > > okay > >> >> /var/lib/postgresql > > > ? > I'm using PostgreSQL, and the database IMO should be safely kept in a separate partition. >> /var/tmp > > > okay > >> >> /var/log > > > why? > Postfix's log files are huge. >> /var/spool > > > why? Postfix. >> >> >> (Not all of them will reside on the same physical disk; I have >> /dev/sda up to /dev/sdd) >> >> I've been searching high and low for recommended numbers... and there >> are as many number as search-hits. >> >> So. Care to share your partitioning strategy? > > > if you really have to split up /var like this, do yourself some favours and spread it over several disks. Also don't put /var and /usr on the same disk. > Indeed. >> >> >> (And while we're at it, am I overdoing the partitioning?) > > > yes, a lot. > :-) Rgds,
