Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 12:21:49 +0100 From: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: unrelated: mountpoints and backup strategies Message-ID: <20000912122149.A81543@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <20000911231140.F69158@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>; from cjclark@reflexnet.net on Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 11:11:40PM -0700 References: <20000911145420.B69890@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20000911231140.F69158@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
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On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 11:11:40PM -0700, Crist J . Clark wrote: I want to backup my main drive to the zip. | # dump -ua0f /zip/root.0.dmp / Ah, yes, this is starting to look like a solution. | > I don't have a tape, and i don't want to dump all of /etc and /home, since a | > lot of that would be unnecessary for a system restore, and also | > wastes time. | | Uhhh... /etc is one of the most critical things to backup. That's what I meant I didn't want *all* of /etc, like the periodic directory, which looks huge, and could just be reinstalled if necessary. | > So far, I dump the output of pkg_info to my home directory. | | Backup the whole /var/db/pkg. Is it easier to restore a system that way? I thought the best way was to have a list ready with all the previously installed packages on it. Especially since all of the info in /var/db/pkg is created by the installation procedure anyway. | This is how I used to backup my last office system to Jaz. Still got | the scripts if you are interested. Yes, please! :) jcm -- "I drank WHAT ?!" - Socrates To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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