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From: edward@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Ed Wilkinson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: request for help in repartitioning RA81 disk
Message-ID: <13086@comp.vuw.ac.nz>
Date: Thu, 19-Nov-87 15:28:25 EST
Article-I.D.: comp.13086
Posted: Thu Nov 19 15:28:25 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Nov-87 05:40:39 EST
Reply-To: edward@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Ed Wilkinson)
Organization: Computer Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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We're about to install Ultrix 2.0 & are taking the time  to  con-
sider  repartitioning our disk. Currently there are 5 partitions:
root, /tmp, /usr, /usr/users  and  /usr/cs.  Unfortunately,  this
means  that we run out of space on one partition or another quite
frequently. Thus, we'd like to rearrange the disk to have as  few
as  possible  - possibly just a root partition and a users parti-
tion. How do other systems setup their  disks?  If  we  did  have
these  2  partitions, we might have to use chpt - I've heard that
having non-standard partitions is not a good idea. Is that right?
If so, why? BTW, our disk is an RA81 on a Vax 750.

Any experiences of repartitioning disks + pros &  cons  would  be
most appreciated.  Thanks in advance. Please reply via email.

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Ed Wilkinson  ...!uunet!vuwcomp!edward  or  edward@comp.vuw.ac.nz