Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-24 Thread Gary Dunn
On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 13:41, W. D. wrote: > > Thanks for the info. > > I looked into this a little closer. In 'FreeBSD Unleashed', on page > 38 it says: "/home This is where the users' home directories are > located. It is often located under the /usr partition. If you are > going to have a l

Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread Alex de Kruijff
> Thanks for the info. > > In 'The Complete FreeBSD' (4th edition), on page 70: "Use the rest > of the space on disk for a /home file system, as long as it's > possible to back it up on a single tape. Otherwise, make multiple file > systems. /home is the normal directory for user files." > > I

Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread W. D.
At 14:26 9/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote: >> At 13:20 9/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', >> >> anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? >> >> >> >> What are the reasons for preferring one place >> >> over another? >> >> >> >> Wou

Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread Lowell Gilbert
"W. D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How can I add a new partition? Can that be done after the OS > and data are on the drive? What program? What would it be > called? You need unallocated space to build a new disk partition, but you could always use a "pseudo" disk. I do this to provide a S

Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread knowtree
> At 13:20 9/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', > >> anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? > >> > >> What are the reasons for preferring one place > >> over another? > >> > >> Would these work? > >> > >> /usr/local/share/sambapublic

Re: [Samba] Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread W. D.
At 13:20 9/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', >> anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? >> >> What are the reasons for preferring one place >> over another? >> >> Would these work? >> >> /usr/local/share/sambapublic/ >> /usr/share/samb

Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread knowtree
> What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', > anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? > > What are the reasons for preferring one place > over another? > > Would these work? > > /usr/local/share/sambapublic/ > /usr/share/sambapublic/ > /home/sambapublic/ I recommend a separate p

Re: Samba public directory on FreeBSD

2004-09-23 Thread Vince Hoffman
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, W. D. wrote: > What is recommended for a public, 'free-for-all', > anyone can read or write directory on FreeBSD? > > What are the reasons for preferring one place > over another? > > Would these work? > > /usr/local/share/sambapublic/ > /usr/share/sambapublic/ > /home/samba