From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1365E3EB2D for ; Sun, 30 Jun 2002 19:04:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g5UN42Z18646 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sun, 30 Jun 2002 19:04:02 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g5UN42o18642 for ; Sun, 30 Jun 2002 19:04:02 -0400 Received: from ark.linwin.com (ark.linwin.com [198.144.195.43]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g5UMsE929188 for ; Sun, 30 Jun 2002 18:54:15 -0400 Received: from raffi by ark.linwin.com with local (Exim 3.22 #1) id 17Onjc-0001lh-00 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Sun, 30 Jun 2002 16:04:00 -0700 Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 16:04:00 -0700 From: Rafael To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: hard drive usage advice Message-ID: <20020630160400.A6078@linwin.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from travis@travisroth.com on Sat, Jun 29, 2002 at 09:00:46PM -0500 X-Message-Flag: Message text blocked: Patent No.: 5,359,183 5,734,370, ONE BURBON, ONE SCOTCH, ONE BEER X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Sat, Jun 29, 2002 at 09:00:46PM -0500, Travis Roth wrote: > Hi all, > I need some pointers of where to read more about Linux's disk drive management. > > I installed RedHat 7.3 on and asked it to be installed using the server configuration. This appears to have partitioned the drive into 6 partitions. (I allowed it to partition according to the installer's defaults.) > Of concern to me is /dev/hda2 has 20GB of space alocated and it is assigned to the /usr directory. > /dev/hda3 has about 8GB and is assigned to /home. Never use defaults, they are bad. I use: / 150MB swap (RAM x 2) /usr 2GB /var 200 - 500 MB /tmp 100 - 350 MB /home the rest of the drive That makes it easy to upgrade or reinstall the OS without wiping out /home for users. No need for any other partitions IMO. > The /home directory is where all my accounts are and where lots of files > will be stored. How can I keep it from running out of space? Will Linux > automatically switch to another partition for /home when /dev/hda3 fills up? > Thanks! You need to partition the drive for the functionality you intend to use your server for. That means repartition it with smaller /usr and bigger /home The OS will not automaticaly use space on different partitions. It's not windows to write all over the place. > > ** Travis Roth > www.TravisRoth.com > travis@travisroth.com -- Rafael The Gap Between the Rich and the Poor is Constant.