Where in the filesystem do you put files for a fileserver?
 

I want to set up a RedHat box that is already the DHCP server for my local network as a Samba server. Where is the proper place in the unix filesystem to put the home directories of all the shares?

Uhm... Completely up to you!!

Typically I would advise you to put your share on a seperate partition to the rest of you system if possible to avoid problems with filling up your system, but there isn't really a correct place to put the files. Clearly you'll want to avoid locacations that hold system file/binaries (say /sbin /bin /etc [etc... ;)]).

HTH

Jamie...

/var is typically considered a good place to put shares. /var/mp3 /var/src /var/tmp etc... but, there's no firm rule, i don't use it.

What I mean to ask is: where is the Unix standard place for putting a filesystem containing the data to be served?

For example, a BSD FTP server. Where is the standard place to mount the filesystem being served?

The reason I ask this is that I like learning the standard way things are done. I believe that, by learning this, the knowledge can be used accross other systems also.