[svlug] RHL 5.2

[J C Lawrence]

On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 15:37:32 -0800 
Rick Moen<rick at hugin.imat.com> wrote:

> Quoting J C Lawrence (claw at under.engr.sgi.com):
>> I like putting the HTML tree and the FTPd tree under /home for
>> the same reason I like to put user's home directories under
>> /home: They all have a tendency to grow uncontrollably and
>> unpredictably.

> Begs the question of whether this isn't an argument for /var,
> which (obviously) exists for specifically that reason.

True.  I like to keep /var, or at least /var/log as its own
partition separate from user space due to the fact that log files
can grow uncontrollably and rapidly and I really dislike the idea
that JoeUser will get nailed because the web server gets
slashdotted.

> You gain the correlary advantage of not having to invent the
> bizarre fiction of a "httpd" user having a home directory.

<shrug> I like typing ~httpd, ~ftp, etc.  I particularly like the
fact that it makes those locations logical rather than physical.
Truth to tell I've created a small horde of other fake users (no
password etc) just for their path shortening advantages (eg ~src)
and am even now spreading that virus thru SGI.

> By the way: You aren't _really_ trying to lecture me on
> fundamentals aspects of static vs. variable subtrees, were you?  

Nahh.  I get paid when I lecture.

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