Re: [gentoo-user] [off-topic] - can /var be placed in a separate partition?

[Francisco Ares]

Thank you!

And I have found it as a partitioning example on the docs, with "/var" on
its own partition (
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?full=1#book_part1_chap4
)

Francisco


On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 11:54 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:

> Francisco Ares wrote:
>
>> Hi, All
>>
>> Is it possible to have /var in a separate partition, mounted during boot?
>>
>> Or do the boot process need it to read/write to it?
>>
>> I have found that mounting local file systems is one of the very first
>> tasks on "rc boot".
>>
>> Thanks
>> Francisco
>>
>
> I think I saw it mentioned on -dev that some time shortly /usr and /var
> will be needed on / or you will need the init* thingy to boot.  That's was
> my understanding of this mess.  So, if you are about to do a install that
> needs /var on its own partition, I would ask a dev to see how you should
> plan.  I could have misunderstood but I'm pretty sure it's coming.  It may
> also depend on what you are going to be running too.  I mention because no
> need doing it one way now and having to fix it later.  That sucks!
>
> That said, I have /var on its own partition and mine boots fine, although I
> haven't rebooted in a week or so.  I don't think the change has happened yet
> but is coming.  I may have a different answer in a month or so.  ;-)
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
>


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