quoth the Benno Schulenberg: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Wed, 09 May 2007 12:05:05 -0500, Dale wrote: > > > I think you are supposed to link that localtime file instead of > > > copying. If the file in zoneinfo gets updated then the one in > > > /etc will still be the old one. > > > > You are not supposed to link it any more, because that will break > > if /usr has not yet been mounted. > > Are there (still) people who have /usr on a separate partition? > And if so, why?
I have heard you can use a separate /usr to enhance security by mounting it readonly under normal circumstances. This way, bad guys can't mess with your binaries in /usr/bin and /usr/sbin, though it seems to me if they have access to mess with your /usr they can mess with anything anyway so... I do have a separate /usr, but do not mount it readonly, as I --sync enough to make remounting it daily rather annoying. > I only have /home and /usr/portage on separate partitions, > everything else is on /, even /boot. > > Benno -d -- darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." - Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
