Adivce on Partitions

[Ylan Segal]

Erik Christiansen wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 07:35:33PM -0700, Scott wrote:
> 
>>So the only solution I've been able to come up with is to move the above
>>mentioned subdirectories to /.
> 
> 
> If ~ is /home/me, then one alternative is to employ /home/me_a and
> /home/me_b, where only one contains files to be backed up. It is not
> necessary to useradd me_b. The files are just moved, and still owned by
> your original accouunt. You just have a home, and a garage. ;-)

I like that. A garage.

So, my brand-new plan is:

/home - Separate partition with enough space for music + other data
/home/ylan.encrypted - Encrypted storage container
/home/ylan - Home directory, mounts to /home/ylan.encrypted (via encfs +
libpam-encfs)
/home/music - where my music will be stored (unencrypted)

/home/ylan.encrypted will be backed up regularly (in encrypted form)
using regular methods.

I believe this keeps everything neatly organized and allows for my
encryption / music storing / backup scheme to work without much hassle.

> 
> It is neater to reserve / for system stuff, wouldn't you agree?

Yes I do. That is why I consulted in the first place :)

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Ylan

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