On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:48:00 -0500 shawn wilson <ag4ve...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 24, 2011 3:40 PM, "Celejar" <cele...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:22:56 -0500 > > Curt Howland <howl...@priss.com> wrote: > > > > ... > > > > > But in general, it's necessary to back up only /etc and /home. These > > > are where settings and user data are stored, and rebuilding the whole > > > system it can be better to build the "system" anew, then just recover > > > the user data and any needed custom settings from /etc. > > > > I'd strongly recommend backing up at least parts of /var (what if you > > have mail in the mail spool when the system dies?). > > > > I have a development vm that I backup with a simple svn commit from my home > directory. > > In other words, your backup scheme should depend on what the system is used > for. Certainly - but my advice stands for typical, general purpose desktops, laptops and servers. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110224163309.b20f7399.cele...@gmail.com
