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<indexterm><primary>system configuration/optimization</primary></indexterm>
<para>Configuring a system correctly can substantially reduce the
amount of work involved in maintaining and upgrading it
in the future. This chapter describes some of the aspects of
amount of work involved in maintaining and upgrading it in the
future. This chapter describes some of the aspects of
administrative configuration of FreeBSD systems.</para>
<para>This chapter will also describe some of the parameters that
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or &man.sysinstall.8;, it is important to remember that hard
drives can transfer data at a faster rate from the outer
tracks than the inner. Knowing this, you should place your
smaller, heavily-accessed filesystems, such as root and swap,
closer to the outside of the drive, while placing larger
partitions, such as <filename>/usr</filename>, towards the
inner. To do so, it is
a good idea to create partitions in a similar order: root,
swap, <filename>/var</filename>,
<filename>/usr</filename>.</para>
smaller, heavily-accessed filesystems, such as root and
swap, closer to the outside of the drive, while placing
larger partitions, such as <filename>/usr</filename>,
towards the inner. To do so, it is a good idea to create
partitions in a similar order: root, swap,
<filename>/var</filename>, <filename>/usr</filename>.</para>
<para>The size of your <filename>/var</filename> partition
reflects the intended use of your machine.
<filename>/var</filename> is primarily used to hold
mailboxes, log files, and printer spools. Mailboxes and log
files, in particular, can grow to unexpected sizes based upon
how many users are on your system and how long your log files
are kept. If you intend to run a mail server, a
<filename>/var</filename> partition of over a gigabyte can be
suitable. Additionally, <filename>/var/tmp</filename> must be
large enough to contain any packages you may wish to
files, in particular, can grow to unexpected sizes based
upon how many users are on your system and how long your log
files are kept. If you intend to run a mail server, a
<filename>/var</filename> partition of over a gigabyte can
be suitable. Additionally, <filename>/var/tmp</filename>
must be large enough to contain any packages you may wish to
add.</para>
<para>The <filename>/usr</filename> partition holds the bulk
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<filename>/usr/local</filename> holds the bulk of the files
installed from the &man.ports.7; hierarchy. If you do not
use ports all that much and do not intend to keep system
source (<filename>/usr/src</filename>) on the machine,
you can get away with a 1
gigabyte <filename>/usr</filename> partition. However,
if you install a lot of
ports (especially window managers and Linux binaries), we
source (<filename>/usr/src</filename>) on the machine, you
can get away with a 1 gigabyte <filename>/usr</filename>
partition. However, if you install a lot of ports
(especially window managers and Linux binaries), we
recommend at least a two gigabyte <filename>/usr</filename>
and if you also
intend to keep system source on the machine, we recommend a
three gigabyte <filename>/usr</filename>. Do not
underestimate the amount of space you will need in this
and if you also intend to keep system source on the machine,
we recommend a three gigabyte <filename>/usr</filename>. Do
not underestimate the amount of space you will need in this
partition, it can creep up and surprise you!</para>
<para>When sizing your partitions, keep in mind the space
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</itemizedlist>
<para>The <filename>rc.conf.site</filename> file can then be
distributed to every system using <command>rsync</command> or a similar
program, while the <filename>rc.conf</filename> file remains
unique.</para>
distributed to every system using <command>rsync</command> or a
similar program, while the <filename>rc.conf</filename> file
remains unique.</para>
<para>Upgrading the system using &man.sysinstall.8;
or <command>make world</command> will not overwrite the
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<indexterm><primary>hosts</primary></indexterm>
<para><filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is a simple text database
reminiscent of the old Internet. It works in conjunction with DNS
and NIS providing name to IP address mappings. Local computers
connected via a LAN can be placed in here for simplistic naming
purposes instead of setting up a &man.named.8; server.
Additionally, <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> can be used to provide
a local record of Internet names, reducing the need to query
<para><filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is a simple text
database reminiscent of the old Internet. It works in
conjunction with DNS and NIS providing name to IP address
mappings. Local computers connected via a LAN can be placed
in here for simplistic naming purposes instead of setting up
a &man.named.8; server. Additionally,
<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> can be used to provide a
local record of Internet names, reducing the need to query
externally for commonly accessed names.</para>
<programlisting># &dollar;FreeBSD&dollar;