Re: [tlug] Using TAR

[roy lo <roylo@example.com>]

Err... what happen to your /tmp ?
aren't you going to parition that? or did you just happen to forgot 
about it?  ^_^;


Christopher SEKIYA wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 08:56:08PM +0900, Charles Muller wrote:
> 
> 
>>\    376 mb
>>\usr 5 GB
>>
> 
> Hrm.  "Classic" UNIX system loadout[1] is as follows:
> 
> /		64M
> swap		= memory installed
> /var		32M if not a mailhost, as needs dictate otherwise
> /usr		256M
> /usr/X11R6	64M
> /home		512M or so, depending on personal preference
> /usr/local	the balance
> 
> 
>>Naturally that 376 mb was filling up almost immediately.
>>
> 
> Bloody well shouldn't have.  / should be used for things critical for system
> boot and nothing else.  Hell, everything in / should be statically linked.
> 
> 
>>when I do a full backup, which directories are essential?
>>
> 
> Anything that you cannot lose permanently.  You can reinstall the OS, but
> you can't reinstall your mail spool.
> 
> -- Chris
> 
>