personally, I back up the following directories:
/root
/etc
/boot/grub/menu.lst or /boot/grub/grub.conf
/home
also I install custom kernels so I make sure to save the .config file from
the top level of the kernel source tree (usually /usr/src/linux/.config)
then the other things to worry about are some servers which store some
of their config in /var. (named is in /var/bind/, jabberd is somewhere
in /var, mysql is somewhere in /var, if you have a custom script for
use with dhcpcd it may be in /var, there are probably some others)
If you don't run any servers you don't have to worry about /var.
also, it's good to put a list of what packages you have installed in
/root just in case you need it.
with redhat and gentoo, backing up the stuff I listed allows you to do
a clean install, then just restore the backup on top of the new install
and you're ready to go. I don't know if slackware has special places to
store other critical stuff...
On Sat, Oct 23, 2004 at 12:53:36PM -0700, mike hoy wrote:
> hi,
>
> i use slackware 10 and have noticed the last 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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