Fewer partitions are better (Re: Disk Layout/Partitioning Practices)

[Vincent]

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 07:33:33 -0800
"Truzzi, Paul S" <paul.s.truzzi at boeing.com> wrote:

> David;
> 
> I like the logic of why you would not put all data in /.  I'm about to rebuild a system and wonder how you would recommend breaking / up?
> 
> Paul
> 
> Sorry about the top post ... Working with Outlook :(
> 

Yes I had a heck of a time finding out where this post came from not
just yours but others doing "hi everyone (Re:old thread here)" subjects.

Anyway, I'm not sure if you know about the security problems (hardlinks)
associated with having a single root partition. You can see a real world
example here: http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.html

Another thing I do not hear much on but is a good idea is.. speed. certain parts
of a cylinder are faster than others for instance you don't need /boot to be fast
you only use it once a month, but swap you want to keep as near to the middle
of the disk as you can since its the fastest, or a database with large files
will also see significant performance improvements. Keeping two partitions close
together if they constantly accesses each other is also a good idea.