RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] noatime

["Matt Ross" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Isn't access time useful when trying to find points of entry?

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> I began using the noatime option with my filesystems on a trial basis a 
> while back and thought maybe I'd mention it here. This option keeps your 
> filesystems from tracking access time. I've tried it with both Ext3 and 
> ReiserFS and it seems to reduce CPU load significantly (seems to about 
> half the CPU usage of file operations) and possibly boost the speed a 
> little. In the past I've had scripts that required access time to 
> function properly but I don't use them anymore and I've not noticed any 
> problems due to turning access time off. I'd suggest everyone try 
> disabling it if you want to improve the performance of your computer. 
> Just add 'noatime' to the filesystems options in fstab.
> 
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