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On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, Alex Efros wrote: |
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> > - You can mount it read-only so it can't be modified |
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> Local /usr also can be mounted read-only. |
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And then re-mounted r/w if the box is rooted. You can enforce read-only |
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access on the file server independantly of the application server. In |
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hind-sight, this would read better as "you can export it r/o...". |
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> > - You can easily 're-task' a server by changing what it mounts |
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> Re-task?! /usr usually contains binaries and data suitable for all tasks |
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> so to re-task you should change what and how you execute on that server, |
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> not /usr. |
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I only install the applications necessary for a server to do the job it is |
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tasked with. The fewer the applications installed the less the |
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maintenance required. |
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-Ronan |
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