mark,
that was helpful will do exactly that. 

thanks

mike
--- Mark Jarvis <mark.jarvis@pvmail.maricopa.edu>
wrote:

> 
> FWIW, there's usually a bunch of configuration stuff
> that has changed 
> since installation. In his book, "Linux System
> Administration", Marcel 
> Gagne recommends the following files and directories
> from /etc be backed 
> up as what he calls an "identity backup":
> 	passwd
> 	group
> 	shadow
> 	profile	
> 	bashrc
> 	sendmail.cw
> 	sendmail.cf
> 	hosts
> 	hosts.allow
> 	hosts.deny
> 	named.conf
> 	named.boot
> 	hosts.lpd
> 	diald.conf
> 	aliases
> 	rc.d
> 	nsdata
> 	ppp
> 	sysconfig
> and
> 	/root.fetchmailrc
> 	/usr/local/.Admin
> 
> Some of those are applicable only to multi-user
> systems, but . . . In 
> addition I would add (also from /etc):
> 	fstab
> 	printcap.cups
> 	cups/printers.conf
> 	cups/ppd/*
> and the lilo or grub conf files from /etc or /boot.
> You might even do a 
> date-based find on /etc to ferret out any thing else
> that you might have 
> changed.
> 
> All of the above should fit on a 1.44MB floppy (or
> two). Make a script 
> to save the goodies that you're particularly fond of
> and run it 
> regularly. Much of the stuff will be be applicable
> even if you upgrade.
> 
> Remember, you can never be too rich, or too thin,  .
> . .  or have too 
> many backups!
> 
> -mj-
> 
> mike hoy wrote:
> 
> > thanks!
> > 
> > */Bill Warner <wwarner42@cox.net>/* wrote:
> > 
> >     If you want the full details check out:
> >    
>
http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy.html
> > 
> >     It looks like many have suggested backing up
> /home. I'd add /usr/local
> >     to that list as well if you compile and
> install any applications outside
> >     your standard distribution. /etc is small and
> can help in a quick
> >     restore of your system from original
> distribution media.
> > 
> >     Basically if you have /home /usr/local and
> /etc backed up you can
> >     reinstall your original operating system from
> cd with the same settings
> >     you installed with originally. then restore
> those three directories and
> >     you should be at least 99% of the way back to
> what you had when to did
> >     the backup.
> > 
> >     Hope that helps some
> >     -Bill W
> > 
> >     On Sat, 2004-10-23 at 12:53 -0700, mike hoy
> wrote:
> >      > hi,
> >      >
> >      > i use slackware 10 and have noticed the l
> ast couple of emails are
> >      > regarding backups.
> >      > i';ve used windoze for years and know
> exaclty what to backup but need
> >      > to know which directories are recommended
> for backups and if you
> >     could
> >      > tell me what the directory does. oh and
> don't tell me to backup my
> >      > home directory i figured that much out
> already.
> >      >
> >      > /bin directory ?? what goes in that
> directory
> >      > /usr directory ?? ..
> >      >
> >      > i'm not asking for an exhaustive
> explanation on EVERY directory just
> >      > basically and i mean basically which ones
> to backup and why.
> >      >
> >      > Thanks in advance,
> >      >
> >      > Mike
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > My site http://www.solodiver.net
> >      >
> >      >
> >      >
> >    
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