[Gllug] the tao of backups...

[John Winters]

On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 10:16, Tethys wrote:
> 
> >I know i will regret saying this but point no.1 saying backup everything is
> >plain madness, all i backup is /home and /etc/ and my latest Debian kernel
> >package and a list of the debian packages i have installed. To be honest I
> >think that is also a little over the top. 
> 
> Enjoy rebuilding your DNS from memory when you realise your backup doesn't
> include /var/named...

Except that being a Debian system the relevant stuff will be in
/etc/bind.

I'd agree though that unless you're strapped for space on your backup
medium or time in your backup window there's no point in not backing up
everything.  You don't have to *restore* everything, but one of the
fastest ways to get back up and running after a disc failure is to
install a new hard disc, boot with a floppy or CD, partition and format
the new HD, restore everything and then re-install your bootloader.

I've been bitten in the past by mis-interpreting tar's exclusion clauses
and finding I'd failed to back up certain crucial files.

John

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