Re: on the subject of backups

> 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.

> >     If you want the full details check out:

> >     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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> >     -- 
> >     Bill Warner

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