Gary Kline wrote: > fixit mode. What I really want is to get the data files off > and over to another servr. Havng /etc/* and maybe /var/db/pkg/* > would be a big help. Then I could reinstall 5.3 ->5.5 and > finally over to 6.1.
Why go via 5.5 if you're upgrading by installing a new system on the
machine? Just go straight to 6.1.
Stuff you should backup before doing that:
/etc --- absolutely vital
/usr/local/etc --- ditto: most people have put hours of work into
port configuration files which would be painful
to have to recreate.
/var --- lots of programs keep their state in files in
/var, not to mention stuff like MYSQL DB files.
/home or /usr/home - depending on how your disk is laid out.
/root
Other stuff you might need to backup:
/usr/local/www --- if you run web sites of this machine
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/{xdm,app-defaults,...}
--- if you've customised stuff under there
/boot/loader.conf
/usr/src/sys/i386/conf/HOSTNAME
--- these two should be mostly for reference as
their contents have changed significantly with
changes to the system.
/usr/local/share/snmp/{snmp.conf,snmpd.conf}
--- only if you run net-snmpd: for some reason it
keeps its config files here instead of under
/usr/local/etc
That covers all of the locations I know of where hand customised files
can generally be found (on machines I admin, at least). Everything else
should be replacable by running a 'make world' cycle or by using the ports.
No doubt other people do things differently, so will have a slightly different
list...
Cheers,
Matthew
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