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["Claes at work" <claesatwork@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/11/06, Darryl Gregorash <raven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Perhaps I did not explain my intent well enough. Since /var contains
> > files that will be written constantly more or less by having a system
> > up and running (such as log files, pid files etc) I want it to reside
> > on storage that is not rotating :-) In other words, I want it
> > persistently stored and at the same time be able to spin down my hard
> > drive. At least when the system is idling I know it should be
> > possible.
> All the downloads are also stored on /var, when you do an update. Even
> if you do not keep the update rpms, you need sufficient space to
> download them before they're installed.

Good point.

Thanks for  all replies - I though 512 MB was a little too small so
today I bought a cheap 1 GB flash stick and will install 10.1 with it
for /var this weekend. It will be kind of an experiment.  I will have
to configure so that downloaded packages are stored / moved to hard
drive storage. Regarding syslog, I think I can extend the life of the
flash by configuring file sync parameters.

Claes