On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 10:15:40AM -0500, Brian wrote: > Why is there a /bin and a > /usr/bin? /bin, /sbin, and /lib live on the root device/fs and contain (theoretically) only the binaries/libraries that are absolutely necessary to have a functional system. Everything else goes under /usr, thus allowing you to keep a small root partition (= fast fsck if something goes wrong) and have the bulk of your binaries on a separate device/partition which is mounted read-only (= better security and no need to fsck it if something goes wrong). This is also why root's home directory is typincally /root (or just / on some older systems) instead of /home/root - if the system can't mount anything, root's home directory will still be there. Of course, if you've got /usr on the root partition, this distinction is no longer particularly useful unless you want to keep the option open to move /usr onto its own partition sometime in the future. -- That's not gibberish... It's Linux. - Byers, The Lone Gunmen Geek Code 3.12: GCS d? s+: a C++ UL++++$ P++>+++ L+++>++++ E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w--- O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv+ b+ DI++++ D G e* h r y+