RE: Spreading repository across disks

[Arthur Barrett]

Larry,

> > > what's the right way to move the contents of a directory in the
> > > repository to another disc, without impacting endusers?
> > 
> > You cannot - that is why linux has logical volumes - so 
> that a volume
> > can be extended without affecting the application that use it.
> 
> You overstate the case -- you can use mounts within the repository to
> extend it across multiple disks.

Interesting idea - SGID etc wouldn't work so it would need permissions
of it's own and I'm not sure what security risks there could be, eg:
from malicious attempts to corrupt lost+found...

I find simplifications work best for answers to novices.  People who are
not novices know enough that they can make more informed choices and
know the implications of them, and novices get an answer that doesn't
require other 'presumed' knowledge.

Regards,


Arthur