Re: email server partition scheme

I used to keep /var/spool/mail on a separate partition, so if necessary 
I could swap the drive out to (or replace it from) another box and be up 
and running quickly.  This was before I started using imap, however. 
The default settings place imap folders in /home/~ which makes swapping 
drives a little more complicated.  I've considered a few different 
options, while trying not to increase the number of partitions by too 
much, including putting home dirs in /var so that I can swap the /var 
partition easily, but this has its drawbacks as well.  I'd be interested 
in what other people are doing as far as partitioning schemes for MTA + 
IMAP servers.
Brendan


Ajay Sharma wrote:
> Jonathan wrote:
>
> > > as possible.  Is there a good reason for a ton of different partitions?
> > Just - can't - resist...
> Please no one resist.  I've always read about people splitting
> everything up, but I don't know all the reasons why...
>
>
> > One of the main things that can take down a mail server is log file
> > growth.  You should consider at a minimum put them into a seperate
> > partition so that they can fill the partition without crashing the machine.
> That's a good reason.  Any others?
>
> --Ajay
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