Slices

[Jan Krediet]

The Netherlands, Rotterdam: December 12 2005

Hello or Dear reader of this message,


At first: I'm a newbie when I am talking about FreeBSD or UNIX!

For long time i had the wish to install BSD because I
experienced that UNIX or related versions are more
powerfull than OSses from Microsoft.

So i decided a week ago, to download a FreeBSD vs.6 and to install it.

After reading some pages of the handbook and the faq's I
expericienced that making a slice for /var with the sice of
50mB ( i used 64mB) is not enough when during the
installation i permitted th "Linux compatable".
I got the error message (something like): unable to write to
/mount/var... it is full.
After resizing this /var to 512mB no problems at all.
Now I'm testing what real size is needed, because after
using the command "du -h" i see that used space is only
1 mB but perhaps with using the command "df" i get
the real information about the used space of slice /var.

What i like to know from you is: is here something going
wrong or is the size, as written in the handbook (50mB) and the faq's, no longer current in your FreeBSD vs.6?

Another thing for your information: I'm almost 56 years and for me it is fun to learn. I was 49 when I started with computers (no experience for that time, even with working
at a office or what else) in a DOS liking environment because this way is for me the fastest way to understand
a OS and so I am happy with BSD because this first
install is giving me not a "window"-looking environment so I
can really understand BSD/UNIX in a relative short time.
Okay, my avantage is working with electronics (making or designing it). So i'm a little proud in understanding so quick
at this age.

Sorry for so much words (and not always correctly "english"), but as you know: where your heart is full of... your lips want to......!

With best and kind regards,

                                       Mr.  John E. Scharloo


mail to:  JscharlooE at planet.nl