[clue-tech] removing foot with gunfire.

[David L. Anselmi]

Roy J. Tellason wrote:
> On Tuesday 19 September 2006 09:21 pm, Collins Richey wrote:
> 
>> <rant> Why in blazes did unix/linux idiots come up with the concept
>> of storing databases under /var along with all the self-healing
>> data that belongs in /var </rant>
> 
> Where would you put 'em?

/var is the right place for databases installed by the system--you got 
MySQL with your jukebox app, or perhaps the postgres template databases. 
  If the machine is a database server for a database I built I'd be 
likely to put those files somewhere under /srv.

Dave