Partition Schemes

Linux provides a variety of ways to set up partitions but there are a few standard partition schemes also.. By default, while installing Red hat Linux, you will set up at least two directories on separate partitions; the root (/) directory and /boot. The /boot directory is commonly mounted on its own partitions because many Linux installations cannot start if the files in the /boot directory are stored above hard drive.

Installations carried over servers involve several more mounted directories /home, /usr, /var.

MOUNTED  DIRECTORIES	COMMENT
/,swap	Typical configuration with one small hard drive.
/,/boot/,swap	Typical configuration with large hard drive. This is default configuration for RED HAT LINUX Personal Desktop and Workstation installation
/,/boot,/var,swap	Possible configuration where log size, such as from a web server, is an issue. This can prevent runaway log files from crowding all free space.
/,/boot,/home,swap	Possible configuration for a Linux Server with home directories for a number of other users. With other measures such as quotas, it can regulate space usage by users.