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Am Montag, 9. Juli 2007 schrieb ext Neil Bothwick: |
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> Hello Dirk Heinrichs, |
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> > > [*] On machines already set up with a separate /boot. On new installs |
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> > > I don't bother with a separate /boot, there's no real advantage, so I |
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> > > tend to stick with / (including /boot) swap and an LVM partition for |
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> > > everything else. |
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> > What if you need to resize /? |
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> Since /usr, /var and /opt are on LVM, I can't see / increasing |
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> dramatically in size, and it's only 1/3 full now. |
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As I wrote, rare case. |
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> The alternative would |
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> be to use a separate /boot and mess around with initramfs images to |
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> load / from LVM, which is extra hassle and another potential point of |
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> failure. |
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Want my scripts? ;-) |
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> > Why not put swap on LV also? |
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> No major reason, but it means I still have swap available hen booting in |
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> single mode without LVM. |
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AFAIK LV's are available in single mode. |
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> I suppose it would be tidier to put swap on LVM too. |
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In the end, it's a matter of personal taste, I guess. I like to have it as |
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flexible as possible. :-) |
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Bye... |
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Dirk |
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