Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 22:55:25 +0000 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: Bill Hamilton <billh@finsco.com> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: /var wiped Message-ID: <19981203225525.A2602@scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <366700AC.3113D67C@finsco.com> References: <366700AC.3113D67C@finsco.com>
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Bill Hamilton wrote: > What directories would I normally have on /var? > What files might I have lost that I don't know about yet? Check BSD.var.dist, which may be under /etc/mtree: # $Id: BSD.var.dist,v 1.37 1998/09/19 18:50:27 obrien Exp $ # /set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755 . account .. /set type=dir uname=daemon gname=wheel mode=0755 at uname=root jobs .. spool .. .. backups uname=root mode=0750 .. crash uname=root mode=0750 .. /set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0700 cron mode=0750 tabs .. .. db uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755 .. /set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755 games gname=games mode=0775 hackdir gname=games mode=0770 save gname=games mode=0770 .. .. larn gname=games mode=0775 .. phantasia gname=games mode=0775 .. .. log .. mail uname=root gname=mail mode=0775 .. msgs uname=daemon .. preserve .. run .. rwho uname=root gname=daemon mode=0775 .. /set type=dir uname=uucp gname=daemon mode=0755 spool uname=root gname=wheel lock gname=dialer mode=0775 .. lpd uname=root .. mqueue uname=root .. opielocks uname=root mode=0700 .. output uname=root lpd uname=root gname=daemon .. .. /set type=dir uname=uucp gname=uucp mode=0775 uucp .Preserve .. .Sequence .. .Status .. .Temp .. .Xqtdir .. .. uucppublic mode=0777 .. .. /set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=01777 tmp vi.recover .. .. yp mode=0755 .. .. If you save everything from the $Id$ to the .. above into a file, you can use mtree to create all the directories which should be there. (easier if you do have the file under /etc/mtree.) read the manpage for mtree for details on how to do that. Also, if you run INN, you may have lost anything you had under /var/news, or anything. And don't forget to make regular backups. -- Ben Smithurst ben@scientia.demon.co.uk send a blank message to ben+pgp@scientia.demon.co.uk for PGP key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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