Re: Most Linux distributions don't use tmpfs nor encrypt swap by default

[_ <packetnull () gmail com>]

Interesting to know how free and net do encrypted swap as well. I know OpenBSD has an encrypt swapfs setting on its 
rc.conf file though not activated by default.



On Apr 13, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Feighen Oosterbroek <feighen () gmail com> wrote:

> Hi Mark
>
> I was interested in some of your BSD results. From what I remember of
> the freebsd install it left all disk layout issues to the person
> installing. Admittedly that was a few releases ago (6 branch mainly).
> Has the install changed that much that it now recommends a disk
> layout?
>
> Thanks and kind regards
> Feighen
>
> On 13 April 2012 05:05, Mark Krenz <mark () suso com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 10:53:47PM GMT, Grandma Eubanks [tborland1 () gmail com] said the following:
> > > Fedora Core 15:
> > >
> > > /dev/mapper/vg_youwish-lv_swap swap                    swap
> > > defaults        0 0
> > > tmpfs                 /tmp                    tmpfs   defaults        0 0
> > >
> > > Removed other options it should have, but defaults do not include
> > > nosuid,nodev,noexec.
> >
> >  You obviously customized the install or changed it post installation as
> > this is not the default way it gets setup.  Below is the filesystem
> > setup when using all the default options (no customization):
> >
> > # df -hP
> > Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> > rootfs                5.5G  2.1G  3.4G  39% /
> > udev                  495M     0  495M   0% /dev
> > tmpfs                 502M  272K  501M   1% /dev/shm
> > tmpfs                 502M  612K  501M   1% /run
> > /dev/mapper/vg_fedora15test-lv_root  5.5G  2.1G  3.4G  39% /
> > tmpfs                 502M     0  502M   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
> > tmpfs                 502M     0  502M   0% /media
> > /dev/sda1             485M   30M  430M   7% /boot
> > /dev/mapper/vg_fedora15test-lv_root  5.5G  2.1G  3.4G  39% /tmp
> > /dev/mapper/vg_fedora15test-lv_root  5.5G  2.1G  3.4G  39% /var/tmp
> > /dev/mapper/vg_fedora15test-lv_root  5.5G  2.1G  3.4G  39% /home
> >
> > Despite what the above looks like, /tmp is actually part of the root
> > filesystem.
> >
> > Yes, of course you can change your setup post install or if you're
> > daring enough during the install, but that wasn't the point of the
> > research.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mark S. Krenz
> > IT Director
> > Suso Technology Services, Inc.
> >
> > Sent from Mutt using Linux
> >
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