/local

[Dirk Moolman]

Yes, sorry - not confused, just not specific enough - typing to hastily.

But we didn't invent this, like you mention right below.  We use the
SUSE SLES 8 CD's we got from Novell, and when we install and configure
SUSE, we get the the partitioning part, and here we just choose from
drop down lists, where the standard directories are, which we create as
filesystems.

In this drop down list, we have a /local - which we don't use /
configure.

I was just wondering why it is there - must have a purpose if it is on
the installation disks.

Dirk


-----Original Message-----
From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org
[mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of David Bandel
Sent: 28 January 2005 02:45 PM
To: Linux tips and tricks
Subject: Re: /local

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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