Why do some admins partition /var, /home, /usr separately?
Logan asked:
When installing Linux on the classroom workstations, we used 3 separate partitions: /boot, / {root}, and SWAP. Some administrators also partition /var, /home, /usr, etc. Write an explanation why those directories may be partitioned.
When installing Linux on the classroom workstations, we used 3 separate partitions: /boot, / {root}, and SWAP. Some administrators also partition /var, /home, /usr, etc. Write an explanation why those directories may be partitioned.
Also, assume a company has a Linux server with 4 x 1TB hard disks. They are are going to use the server as an application server, database server and storage for user home directories. How would you configure the hard disks and partitions?
This is what I have so far. But for some reason I have a feeling they want us to use LVM.
/ 500mb
/boot 200mb
Swap 2gb
/var 2Tb
/home 500gb
/usr 1Tb
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