On 23-Nov-99 Dan Jones wrote: [snip]
All rw partitions are unique to user, ro is standardised from servers distribution.
/ - rw /etc - rw /dev - rw /lib - ro /sbin - ro /bin - ro /var - rw /usr - ro (except for /usr/local etc ) /usr/local - rw
With a little bit of tinkering you ca make / and /etc RO as well. ISTR that only mtab~ and issue (& modules.conf) are written, so it quite easy to do. The odd things that lie there and are RW, such as aliases, can generally be moved elsewhere. Look at /usr/lib/news/*, if you run nntp.
I have in the past run with only /var and /home mounted RW.
Should allow users to install/configure software (when setup to install to /usr/local or similar), get a feel for linux, and screw it up the way we all do.
The crucial point is this system allows users work to be saved between practical sessions, as 50 students minimum are expected to enroll on the course. Oh ad it also facilitates me writing 12 practical sessions. But thats the easy bit really :)
Dan