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Re: Disk for a small server

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On mar, ago 10, 2021 at 02:59:37 -0400, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 10, 2021 02:06:46 PM Leandro Noferini wrote:
> > Ok, but I need to divide some directories to avoid the fullfilling of the
> > disk.
> > 
> > Do you have only one filesystem in your disk?
> 
> Is your issue / question how to put multiple partitions on the disk?  Or how
> to allow future rearrangement of partitions as user's needs change.

Quite the second: I would like to know if there is a good solution to use a
complete disk with different partitions to use with different file systems for
different uses, knowing that I could have to change the dimensions of these
partitions in the time.

> In general, the answer might be LVM (which I don't use so won't attempt to 
> explain how) or maybe simply how to put multiple partitions on a disk?

Yes I know (a little) lvm but I would like to know if there are different/better
solutions.

> If you answer those questions, I'm sure somebody will be able to give you good 
> advice.
> 
> (Aside: You can put multiple partitions on a disk, and they don't all have to 
> be part of the standard Linux filesystem hierarchy (e.g., part of /home) -- for 
> what I consider good reasons, I have multiple top level directories / 
> partitions / mount points (can all be explained) with names like /<user1>, 
> /<user2>, ... (vs. /home/<user1>, /home/<user2> ...)

I need the standard file system hierarchy.

-- 
Ciao
leandro

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Disk for a small server Leandro Noferini <lnoferin@cybervalley.org> - 2021-08-10 17:20 +0200
  Re: Disk for a small server ghe2001 <ghe2001@protonmail.com> - 2021-08-10 19:10 +0200
    Re: Disk for a small server Leandro Noferini <leandro@cybervalley.org> - 2021-08-10 20:30 +0200
      Re: Disk for a small server ghe2001 <ghe2001@protonmail.com> - 2021-08-10 20:50 +0200
      Re: Disk for a small server rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-08-10 21:10 +0200
        Re: Disk for a small server Leandro Noferini <lnoferin@cybervalley.org> - 2021-08-10 21:10 +0200
          Re: Disk for a small server Thomas Amm <debili@open-email.net> - 2021-08-10 22:40 +0200
      Re: Disk for a small server Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-08-11 01:00 +0200
        Re: Disk for a small server Leandro Noferini <leandro@cybervalley.org> - 2021-08-11 11:20 +0200
          Re: Disk for a small server Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-08-11 12:30 +0200
  Re: Disk for a small server David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-08-10 21:50 +0200
    Re: Disk for a small server Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-08-10 22:00 +0200
      Re: Disk for a small server David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-08-11 02:40 +0200
        Re: Disk for a small server Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2021-08-11 05:00 +0200
          Re: Disk for a small server David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-08-11 12:00 +0200
            Re: Memory and other hardware safety issue regarding ZFS [was Disk  for a small server] Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-08-11 12:30 +0200
            Re: Disk for a small server Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2021-08-11 16:10 +0200
              Re: Disk for a small server David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-08-11 23:50 +0200
                Re: Disk for a small server Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-08-12 00:00 +0200
                Re: Disk for a small server <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-12 08:50 +0200
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