Re: [tlug] join /tmp and /var

[Stuart Bouyer <stuart_bouyer@example.com>]

On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 11:05:26 +0200
Pietro Zuco <pietro@example.com> wrote:

> Hi tlugers!
> 
> I want to put /var and /tmp in different partitios.
> The disk is small and to create two partitions will waste space.
> I was thinking about this solution:
> 
> Create a partition for var and tmp. Inside of it make two directories,
> var and tmp.
> In the root dir, change the var and tmp for symbolic links to the var
> and tmp directories I created in the partion.

I used to do a simialir thing, however I used a /var partion, created a
tmp directory on that and sym-linked /var/tmp to /tmp

> 
> Will this solution decrease the performance of the system? I thought
> that the difference in time to access the same file through the link
> is insignificant or maybe not?
> 

Never noticed any difference in speed accesssing a file via a sym-link
ot directly myself.

Stu

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