[ale] RE: mandrake upgrade (Herman, Izzie)

[hbbs at attbi.com]

This sounds to me like a case where I might want to use a mount point of my own
invention instead of /var to hold your server's "dangly bits."  This will leave
/var for your typical logging/spooling operations.  I would certainly do that if
I were making a database server.

- Jeff
> durn web-based e-mail client!  i wasn't finished w/ my reply when i hit "enter"
> and "tab" to start a new paragraph...and off went the note!
>     Van, /var is the single most important part of our linux installation.  our
> web server runs an online-scheduling app upon which our clients rely heavily
> (you should hear them bitch when it isn't available...).  From how i've seen
> diskdrake work, it would appear that everything gets moved.  Am i potentially
> missing something?
> 
> -Bob K.
> 
> 
> Quoting "Van L. Loggins" <vloggins at turbocorp.com>:
> 
> > also if you need to actually keep any of the logs or info currently 
> > existing in /var then you should back it up either to tape or by copying 
> > it to another location and then put it back into the new location for /var
> > we had a similar situation with our redhat based mail and proxy server 
> > on our network. We  needed to keep the SQUID logs,etc.  for monitoring 
> > purposes so simply deleting /var wasn't an option for us.
> > this is my first post to the list, Hi guys!!! *Waves!!!*
> > 
> > Van Loggins
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >I've never used disk drake...but when moving /var...you need to make sure
> > >that all the same directories are there with the proper permissions and
> > >ownerships so that programs can write to where the need to.
> > >
> > >Other than that, as long as it's in the fstab, you should be good.
> > >
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