10-15-2013
Are /home partitions worth it?
I'm new to the Linux world and whilst I've been learning the ropes, I've read some conflicting opinions regarding the creation of separate partitions for /home and other directories during OS install.
Some say that having these directories in separate partitions allows you to reinstall without losing your data. Others say that it adds pointless complexity to the system and that some unwanted files from old installations linger after new installs.
What do you people think about this?
If storing certain directories on separate partitions is a good idea, why is this the case? Would it be better to use completely different drives?
Is this different from distro to distro?
Thanks in advance.
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amstatus
AMSTATUS(8) System Manager's Manual AMSTATUS(8)
NAME
amstatus - display the state of an Amanda run
SYNOPSIS
amstatus [--config] config [--file amdumpfile ] [--summary] [--dumping] [--waitdumping] [--waittaper] [--dumpingtape] [--writingtape]
[--finished] [--failed] [--estimate] [--gestimate] [--stats]
DESCRIPTION
Amstatus gives the current state of the Amanda run specified by the config configuration. It may also be used after a run to summarize the
results.
See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda.
OPTIONS
All options may be abbreviated to the shortest non-ambiguous sub-string. If no options are given, everything is displayed.
[--config] config
Specify the Amanda configuration you want to display the state for.
--file amdumpfile
Specify an alternate file instead of the amdump file.
--summary
Display a summary of the state of the run.
--dumping
Display all partitions that are dumping.
--waitdumping|wdumping
Display all partitions that are waiting to be dumped.
--waittaper|wtaper
Display all partitions dumped that are waiting to be written to tape.
--dumpingtape|dtape
Display all partitions that are dumping directly to tape.
--writingtape|wtape
Display all partitions that are writing to tape.
--finished
Display all partitions that are dumped and written to tape.
--failed|error
Display all partitions that failed.
--estimate
Display all partitions whose estimate is finished. Works only during the estimate phase.
--gestimate|gettingestimate
Display all partitions whose estimate is not finished. Works only during the estimate phase.
--stats|statistics
Display statistics about active-time of taper and dumpers.
SEE ALSO
amanda(8), amcheck(8), amdump(8), amrestore(8), amadmin(8)
AMSTATUS(8)