Re: quick and dirty backup
On 20/02/12 15:54, Rob Owens wrote: I'd also exclude lost+found If there's anything in there, then it could have been recovered from anywhere on the filesystem, and could be valuable. I'd include it. -- 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/4f436372.3030...@debian.org
Re: quick and dirty backup
Hey, Bonno Bloksma b.blok...@tio.nl wrote: tar -zcf /mnt/backup/linXXX-lenny.tar.gz / --exclude /mnt --exclude /proc --exclude /sys Is there anything else I need to exclude? Using Lenny with kernel 2.6.26-2-686 it seems my backup is running forever I would suggest also excluding /dev, /tmp, /var/tmp and maybe /media, depending upon your needs. Best regards, Claudius -- Your step will soil many countries. Please use GPG: ECB0C2C7 4A4C4046 446ADF86 C08112E5 D72CDBA4 http://chubig.net/ http://nightfall.org -- 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/20120220154807.59042...@ares.home.chubig.net
Re: quick and dirty backup
On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 03:48:07PM +0100, Claudius Hubig wrote: Hey, Bonno Bloksma b.blok...@tio.nl wrote: tar -zcf /mnt/backup/linXXX-lenny.tar.gz / --exclude /mnt --exclude /proc --exclude /sys Is there anything else I need to exclude? Using Lenny with kernel 2.6.26-2-686 it seems my backup is running forever I would suggest also excluding /dev, /tmp, /var/tmp and maybe /media, depending upon your needs. I'd also exclude lost+found -Rob -- 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/20120220155426.gc24...@aurora.owens.net
Re: quick and dirty backup
I found this webpage useful for describing how to use tar for full backups: http://www.aboutdebian.com/tar-backup.htm Keith Ostertag On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 03:48:07PM +0100, Claudius Hubig wrote: Hey, Bonno Bloksma b.blok...@tio.nl wrote: tar -zcf /mnt/backup/linXXX-lenny.tar.gz / --exclude /mnt --exclude /proc --exclude /sys Is there anything else I need to exclude? Using Lenny with kernel 2.6.26-2-686 it seems my backup is running forever I would suggest also excluding /dev, /tmp, /var/tmp and maybe /media, depending upon your needs. I'd also exclude lost+found -Rob -- 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/111f3c4a557a4ea0bc50f314a9fbb14b.squir...@webmail.strucktower.com
Re: quick and dirty backup
Bonno Bloksma b.blok...@tio.nl writes: Hi, My Debian machines have almost no data, just packages and config files. Just before a major upgrade, and a few othe times, I'd like to have a quick and dirty backup of most files including logfiles, run files like dhcp.leases etc. So what I do is a simple: tar -zcf /mnt/backup/linXXX-lenny.tar.gz / --exclude /mnt --exclude /proc --exclude /sys A while ago I noticed I needed to add the /sys directory to that exclusion. Is there anything else I need to exclude? Using Lenny with kernel 2.6.26-2-686 it seems my backup is running forever but maybe I'm just impatient. ;-) I am going to upgrade this system to Squeeze later today so the kernel will probably end up being 2.6.32-5-686 at the end of the day. Bonno What I do is to tar just the root filesystem, not the stuff mounted on top of it. You can either use --one-file-system option, or bind mount root someplace else and to the tar there. I just tar everything, since it's not really that big. I have restored and booted root's saved this way and it works. -- 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/87ehtp5o0w@aptiva.optonline.net
Re: quick and dirty backup
On 02/20/2012 05:40 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: My Debian machines have almost no data, just packages and config files. Just before a major upgrade, and a few othe times, I'd like to have a quick and dirty backup of most files including logfiles, run files like dhcp.leases etc. So what I do is a simple: tar -zcf /mnt/backup/linXXX-lenny.tar.gz / --exclude /mnt --exclude /proc --exclude /sys Given the above tarball and a blank hard drive, have you created a functionally-equivalent system to what you started with? E.g. have you validated your recovery process? My approach is to put the O/S, applications, configuration files, etc., on one hard drive (system drive), put pictures, music, video, etc., on a second drive (data drive), use Norton Ghost 2003 to take/ restore images of the system drive as desired (after a fresh installation, prior to upgrades, etc.), and Perl-driven tar/ gzip/ rsync to do daily backups of /home, data, etc.. I assume FOSS tools may be used instead of Ghost 2003, but if it ain't broke... Backup Recovery Inexpensive Backup Solutions for Open Systems is a worthwhile purchase and read: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596102463.do HTH, David -- 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/4f42a55d.4070...@holgerdanske.com
