Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
Hi, Is it advisable to replicate the system partitions as well as the data partitions (/var, / and /usr)? Both of my machines which I intend to use in the replication are i386 based (Athlon processors) and dont have any special hardware. They are _not_ hardware clones of each other. The advantages I can think of are 1. System config changes are synced across as well, so the secondary node is upto date configuration wise. 2. Less administration as a result of the above. 3. No need to relocate and make symlinks of directories like /var/lib/nfs etc.. Disadvantages: 1. Accidental mangling of config files on primary will be instantaneously transferred to secondary. 2. Unknown demons that will present themselves when I install new software. Thanks, Faisal