jdd, that sounds all logical for me. the problem is: the pro's of the users who pref. to sperate "/home" from "/" sounds also logical for me. to have "/home" seperate from "/" was for me the better way, because SUSE v9.3pro was my first run of a linux system, and after some re-installs I needed I found it crazy alsways to re-config apps like KDE, GNOME etc. so I have done what I always misted in windows - seperate it from the OS, so I can esealy re-install linux (from "scratch" with a format of "/") and still have my owen config present. I understand that this is not a good choice when working with more then one distro. but in a matter of fact whe discus this from the point of "normal" user, or "beginners". I think they wouldn't install another distro so fast. maybe it would be a "nice" idea to have some more information in YAST when it cames to the point of how to create the layout of the disk and "/". maybe a button on the left side, or a dialog that asked if the user likes to read some hints about it before the main window chanche to partition. if you read back about this topic in te eMails, you can see: as more people talk about it as more "yes" and "no" you get. so if it can't be a clear "yes, seperate home" or "no, don't do it" then the (new or begining) user should be informated about the pro's and contras, I think. and not only in a manual. if he used the downloaded version of openSUSE - he has not the manual by his hands. and if he uses the boxed version, it may also not present because - if we are realistic - manuals get read first time only when something is broken. regards, JBScout