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quoth the Benno Schulenberg: |
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> Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> > On Wed, 09 May 2007 12:05:05 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> > > I think you are supposed to link that localtime file instead of |
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> > > copying. If the file in zoneinfo gets updated then the one in |
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> > > /etc will still be the old one. |
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> > You are not supposed to link it any more, because that will break |
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> > if /usr has not yet been mounted. |
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> Are there (still) people who have /usr on a separate partition? |
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> And if so, why? |
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I have heard you can use a separate /usr to enhance security by mounting it |
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readonly under normal circumstances. This way, bad guys can't mess with your |
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binaries in /usr/bin and /usr/sbin, though it seems to me if they have access |
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to mess with your /usr they can mess with anything anyway so... |
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I do have a separate /usr, but do not mount it readonly, as I --sync enough to |
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make remounting it daily rather annoying. |
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> I only have /home and /usr/portage on separate partitions, |
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> everything else is on /, even /boot. |
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> Benno |
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-d |
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darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org |
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"...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." |
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- Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 |
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