Thanks everyone for the tips. I restored the backup successfully
(it's actually fast and easy when done properly - I spent more time
thinking what the right order is than the actual restore itself).
Looking back, the best way probably is to restore /etc and /home
from backups after a minimal
Hi, Laurentiu:
On Friday 05 June 2009 19:57:26 Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:
Hello everyone,
After a fresh (re)install of Lenny, I installed all cca. 800 previously
installed packages (from a list file, via xargs aptitude install) and
then restored /etc from my rdiff-backup archive (containing
On Fri,05.Jun.09, 23:23:24, Chris Jones wrote:
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 04:35:21PM EDT, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
In 4a2963a8.3030...@gmail.com, Tony Baldwin wrote:
Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:
P.S. Please cc me when replying, I'm not subscribed to debian-user
(too high volume).
On Fri,05.Jun.09, 17:57:26, Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:
Hello everyone,
After a fresh (re)install of Lenny, I installed all cca. 800
previously installed packages (from a list file, via xargs aptitude
install) and then restored /etc from my rdiff-backup archive
(containing just /etc,
--- On Fri, 5/6/09, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. b...@iguanasuicide.net wrote:
While it is not strictly list policy, it is common courtesy
to CC someone
when they request it.
Thanks, that was nice! Actually, posting to a mailing list without being
subscribed to it is explicitly covered by the
--- On Sat, 6/6/09, Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote:
Seems to me like you tried to restore more than just /etc
I did. :) I reinstalled the full system: personal data and customized settings
from my backup, and the installed packages from the Debian archives,
automatically from
On Sat,06.Jun.09, 08:09:56, Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:
--- On Sat, 6/6/09, Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote:
Seems to me like you tried to restore more than just /etc
I did. :) I reinstalled the full system: personal data and customized
settings from my backup, and the
--- On Sat, 6/6/09, Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote:
That's not what I meant. Lock directories are not located
in /etc but in
/var AFAIK, so restoring /etc from backup should be
doable.
Oh, restoring /etc worked - all files were written correctly by rdiff-backup.
The problem
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 05:57:26PM +, Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:
snip
I guess the automatically generated uids during the new installation
were different from the ones in my backed up passwd/group files.
What would be the best way to restore the full system in such a case?
snip
BTW,
Hello everyone,
After a fresh (re)install of Lenny, I installed all cca. 800 previously
installed packages (from a list file, via xargs aptitude install) and then
restored /etc from my rdiff-backup archive (containing just /etc, /home and
lists of installed packages). It worked fine, but I
Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:
Hello everyone,
P.S. Please cc me when replying, I'm not subscribed to debian-user (too high
volume).
Oh...I get it...
You want to benefit from the expertise on the list, but you're too busy
to delete a few e-mails to contribute your assistance to others on the
In 4a2963a8.3030...@gmail.com, Tony Baldwin wrote:
Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:
P.S. Please cc me when replying, I'm not subscribed to debian-user (too
high volume).
Oh...I get it...
You want to benefit from the expertise on the list, but you're too busy
to delete a few e-mails to contribute your
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 02:27:52PM EDT, Tony Baldwin wrote:
Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:
Hello everyone,
P.S. Please cc me when replying, I'm not subscribed to debian-user (too
high volume).
Oh...I get it...
You want to benefit from the expertise on the list, but you're too busy
to
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 04:35:21PM EDT, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
In 4a2963a8.3030...@gmail.com, Tony Baldwin wrote:
Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:
P.S. Please cc me when replying, I'm not subscribed to debian-user
(too high volume).
Oh...I get it... You want to benefit from the expertise
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