/local

[David Bandel]

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:55:47 +0200, Dirk Moolman <DirkM at mxgroup.co.za> wrote:
> 
> We have a couple of Linux installations here.   I have a question - when
> you install Linux, you partition your disks, and there are a couple of
> standard filesystems you create during the installation process.   One
> of them is /local.

No.  /local is _not_ a standard directory, this would be peculiar to a
non-conforming installation.

First, you're talking about disk partitions.  That's one animal.  Then
you're talking about directories/mount points.  So obviously, you're
confused.

Disk partitions have little relation to your directory structure
(moreso if you're using LVM).

There is, however, a standard directory structure.  This structure
looks similar (but not identical) between UNIX systems (including
Linux which is a UNIX clone).

In Linux, it looks like:
/
/bin
/boot
/dev
/etc
/home
/initrd
/lib
/lib64
/opt
/proc
/root
/sbin
/sys
/tmp
/usr
/var

It may also include /tftpboot, /mnt, and a few others, but not /local.

A number of the above also have a well-defined structure below them,
including /etc, /lib, /usr, and /var.

The standard calls for a directory /usr/local with a modified
"standard" strucure below it normally consisting of bin, etc, lib, and
a few others.  This /usr/local is reserved by custom for
locally-installed programs.  This custom conflicts with the standard
which now designates /opt as the place for locally-installed programs.

But ... it's your system, you set it up and run it as you see fit.

> 
> What is /local being used for ?

You or whoever installed your systems invented it.  Use it as you see
fit or remove it.

> 
> Dirk Moolman
> Database and Unix Administrator
> MXGROUP
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Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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