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The auto partitioning is a bit of a mess for sure. Really no idea why it insists on splitting it into 5 partitions when just a seperate /usr/local mounted with

The auto partitioning is a bit of a mess for sure. Really no idea why it insists on splitting it into 5 partitions when just a seperate /usr/local mounted with the wxallowed flag is mostly fine. Other than that though it's mostly just hitting enter a bunch of times if you ever want to give it a shot again.

sillywalk 3y ago
I just wish that you could adjust the size of the partitions, rather than having to format and start again.
daneel_w 3y ago
>"Really no idea why it insists on splitting it into 5 partitions when just a seperate /usr/local mounted with the wxallowed flag is mostly fine." Because OpenBSD recommends having nosuid on everything that isn't /, /usr and /usr/local, and nodev on everything that isn't / (where /dev lives).
- detourdog 3y ago
  Each of the BSD's have their own personality and group of adherents. There is a secondary circle that may love all BSDs. Long ago there was east coast unix and west coast unix. The BSDs represent the West Coast thread. I just like the BSDs because they all maintain a single document that can get you from a single system host install to a supporting network installs DHCP->TFTP install. I always go for either NetBSD "We install on anything" or OpenBSD "We are still just trying to get secure implementation of the 4.4 spec"
  - dmvdoug 3y ago
    I’d love to read more about the differences in “personality” among the BSDs. Any suggestions on material to look at?
    - sillywalk 3y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_sy...
      - dmvdoug 3y ago
        Not exactly what I was looking for, but it’s the only thing on offer, so.
vogon_laureate 3y ago
They explain the reasoning thus[1]: Unlike some other operating systems, OpenBSD encourages users to split their disk into a number of partitions, rather than just one or two large ones. Some of the reasons for doing so are: • *Security: Some of OpenBSD's default security features rely on filesystem mount options such as nosuid, nodev, noexec or wxallowed.* • *Stability: A user or a misbehaved program can fill a filesystem with garbage if they have write permissions for it. Your critical programs, which hopefully run on a different filesystem, do not get interrupted.* • *fsck(8): You can mount partitions that you never or rarely need to write to as readonly most of the time, which will eliminate the need for a filesystem check after a crash or power interruption.* [1]: https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#Partitioning

sillywalk 3y ago

I just wish that you could adjust the size of the partitions, rather than having to format and start again.

daneel_w 3y ago

>"Really no idea why it insists on splitting it into 5 partitions when just a seperate /usr/local mounted with the wxallowed flag is mostly fine." Because OpenBSD recommends having nosuid on everything that isn't /, /usr and /usr/local, and nodev on everything that isn't / (where /dev lives).

detourdog 3y ago
Each of the BSD's have their own personality and group of adherents. There is a secondary circle that may love all BSDs. Long ago there was east coast unix and west coast unix. The BSDs represent the West Coast thread. I just like the BSDs because they all maintain a single document that can get you from a single system host install to a supporting network installs DHCP->TFTP install. I always go for either NetBSD "We install on anything" or OpenBSD "We are still just trying to get secure implementation of the 4.4 spec"
- dmvdoug 3y ago
  I’d love to read more about the differences in “personality” among the BSDs. Any suggestions on material to look at?
  - sillywalk 3y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_sy...
    - dmvdoug 3y ago
      Not exactly what I was looking for, but it’s the only thing on offer, so.

vogon_laureate 3y ago

They explain the reasoning thus[1]: Unlike some other operating systems, OpenBSD encourages users to split their disk into a number of partitions, rather than just one or two large ones. Some of the reasons for doing so are: • *Security: Some of OpenBSD's default security features rely on filesystem mount options such as nosuid, nodev, noexec or wxallowed.* • *Stability: A user or a misbehaved program can fill a filesystem with garbage if they have write permissions for it. Your critical programs, which hopefully run on a different filesystem, do not get interrupted.* • *fsck(8): You can mount partitions that you never or rarely need to write to as readonly most of the time, which will eliminate the need for a filesystem check after a crash or power interruption.* [1]: https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#Partitioning