> > > Do you back up anything other than /etc and /home on a standard system? > > > > In a Gentoo system nothing is really standard, so I backup everything > > from / and then have a small exclude list with things like: > > > > /dev, /proc, /sys, /exports, /var/cache/squid, /srv/BackupPC. > > > > > > /var contains the most important files on a Gentoo system, if you loss > > the portage installed software information your in a heap of trouble. > > Goes both ways though backup of portages var information is less useful > > without backup of everything installed. > > > > > > I'm undecided about /usr/portage, I could save some time backing up > > /usr/portage/distfiles, but it is easily generated content. > > > > > > > > Minimal backup - if your willing to spend the hours on getting thing > > back up and running. > > > > /etc /root /home /usr/local /var > > For now I think I'll do /etc, /root, /home, /var/lib/portage/world, > /usr/src/linux/.config, and anything specific I might need in > /usr/local. What else am I missing out on in /var? I'm OK with a > full reinstall for now. > > - Grant
Where do you guys store your backups? Leaving backups on a DVD in the same apartment as the machines doesn't make too much sense to me. Maybe I should mail em to my parents every week or something? - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
