From: scorch (scorchmuse.net.nz)
Date: Sun Feb 19 2006 - 16:03:44 CST

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>> Where is the most appropriate place in the filesystem for this
>> directory? I've considered both /home/photos and /var/photos, but
>> I'm not quite if one is better than the other, or if it just doesn't
>> make a difference.

if you put them on /var & run out of space due to people stuffing pr0n or
baby photos (the difference is debatable) then apps that store stuff in /var
like mysql may die due to lack of space.

if you put them on /home your users can't work.

it depends on who you want to suffer the pain. in this case, i usually go
for the users; at least there's some link in responsibility to the issue at
hand.

cheers, scorch
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out of the frying pan and into the fire

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