greetings
bryan, did you say that in your experience the /var partition should _not_ be on the extended partition table for "recovery" purposes?
- rh
Robert roberth@abbacomm.net wrote:
greetings bryan, did you say that in your experience the /var partition should _not_ be on the extended partition table
for
"recovery" purposes?
Nope, not at all.
I put /var in Extended, LVM and, if you can believe it, even LDM (yes, Windows "dynamic disk" disk label format ;-).
I only avoid putting root (/) in anything but a primary partition for recoverability. Even if I use a separate /boot (I rarely do -- I keep my root do only a few GBs max), I still like it outside of any compound disk label.
} } Nope, not at all. } } I put /var in Extended, LVM and, if you can believe it, even } LDM (yes, Windows "dynamic disk" disk label format ;-). } } I only avoid putting root (/) in anything but a primary } partition for recoverability. Even if I use a separate /boot } (I rarely do -- I keep my root do only a few GBs max), I } still like it outside of any compound disk label. } Bryan J. Smith
thanks!
so then you dont care where the data is then re: these implementations as _you know_ you will always be able to get back at it in "worst case" bad backups scenario ???
im referring to
/home or /usr/local
or anywhere else there is data you really need or want to see?
what is the URL to your disk partition article on your blog again please?
also...
- rh
Robert roberth@abbacomm.net wrote:
so then you dont care where the data is then re: these implementations as _you know_ you will always be able to
get
back at it in "worst case" bad backups scenario ???
Typically. I mean, there are always scenarios. But a disk label/filesystem scanner can typically find things, even if a compound disk label is corrupted.
im referring to /home or /usr/local or anywhere else there is data you really need or want to see?
I'm kinda confused on what your question is.
what is the URL to your disk partition article on your blog again please?
There are at least these 2: http://thebs413.blogspot.com/2005/08/filesystem-fundamentals-and-practices.h...
http://thebs413.blogspot.com/2005/09/linux-servers-eccentric-practices-for.h...
I don't know why, but the sidebar archive links aren't working as they did before. Sounds like a change somewhere (either Blogspot or my template/sheets?). But the "search" option at the top of the screen got me the links on the first page.
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Bryan J. Smith -
Robert