On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:14:43 -0500, Hoyt Bailey wrote > On Monday 28 June 2004 12:56, Scott Mazur wrote: > > As another personal preference, I always create a single partition > mounted > > as /system at 1g size. I use this partiton to keep custom scripts > (like > > backup/recovery and setup), copies of config files, browser links, > misc > > info, etc. It's just big enough to be useful without taking up to > much > > space. It's my permanent storage area. Between installs and upgrades > I can > > wipe every other partition (including /home) if I have to, without > loosing > > all my own hard work. I'm also guaranteed that no other > install/ugrade > > process will try to touch my stuff. > > > And when your HD goes to the happy hunting ground what then.
The /system partition gets copied entirely to the /backup/hda partition, which in turn is copied directly to the /backup/hdb partition (second drive). /backup/hda is also copied entirely to a second box, which in turn keeps it safe by duplicating it on two drives. It's maybe excessive redundancy (and wasted disk space), but nothing short of my house burning down is ever going to knock out 4 drives in 2 boxes (knock on wood). And if my house burns down, well then I've got more things to worry about than the melted cdrom/tape backups I had sitting on the shelf. /system never really goes away ;) Actually the scripts I keep in /system are far more involved. They also catalogue users, installed RPMS, network settings and modify server config files (apache, named, nfs, postfix, shorewall, etc). In fact the /system directory (and a full /backup)is all I need to bring a blank box up to full running and configured status with the minumum fuss (the important stuff anyway). Makes upgrading a breeze (or at least repeatable). It's really nice to just click through the default install cdroms then let the scripts in /system take over (post-install) to install/configure the missing pieces to bring the machine back to my prefered settings. Scott -- Nothing goes to waste when Little Fish are near! (http://www.littlefish.ca)
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