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--- secure_ubuntu_system:decisions_to_make [2020/05/27 16:19] – [Decide on the Hard Drive partitions] peter
+++ secure_ubuntu_system:decisions_to_make [2022/07/19 09:37] (current) – [Decide on settings for the Administrator] 85.203.36.237
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 <WRAP important>
-**IMPORTANT**:  Do not use the user-name **admin** for the Administrator Username as it is a reserved name on Ubuntu.
+**IMPORTANT**:  Do not use the username **admin** for the Administrator Username as it is a reserved name on Ubuntu.
 </WRAP>
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 **NOTE**:  Even though the above sizes will fill most of a 20GB hard drive, it it __recommended__ to still use the same sizes even if you have a far bigger drive.  The system will be set to auto grow the necessary partitions as required.
-The exception to this is for the **/var** partition, which could be made much bigger if you know for instance that a large database will be installed into it.
+The exception to this is for the **/var** partition, which could be made much bigger from the start if you know for instance that a large database will be installed into it.
 If you do increase the size of the **/var** partition then remember to also increase the size of the **/backup** partition accordingly.
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 ===== Recommended Swap Space =====
-<WRAP todo>
+<WRAP info>
-**TODO:** Update for Swap files instead of Swap paritions.
+**NOTE:**  Swap partitions are no longer used by default. Instead Swap files are used.
+However if using a system that still uses Swap Partitions then consider the following recommendations.
 </WRAP>
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 The **/tmp** folder is strictly temporary.  By default, each time the server reboots, this folder is deleted and re-created.
 The **/backup** folder will retain the most recent backup and is considered the "local" copy of the backup.
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