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Subject: [gentoo-user] [off-topic] - can /var be placed in a separate partition?
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Hi, All

Is it possible to have /var in a separate partition, mounted during boot?

Or do the boot process need it to read/write to it?

I have found that mounting local file systems is one of the very first tasks
on "rc boot".

Thanks
Francisco

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<div>Hi, All<br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><div>Is it possible to have /var in a separate partition, mounted during boot?</div><div><br></div><div>Or do the boot process need it to read/write to it?</div><div><br></div>
<div>I have found that mounting local file systems is one of the very first tasks on &quot;rc boot&quot;.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>Francisco<br></div>

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