> >>>> Do you back up anything other than /etc and /home on a standard system? > >>> In a Gentoo system nothing is really standard, so I backup everything > >>> from / and then have a small exclude list with things like: > >>> > >>> /dev, /proc, /sys, /exports, /var/cache/squid, /srv/BackupPC. > >>> > >>> > >>> /var contains the most important files on a Gentoo system, if you loss > >>> the portage installed software information your in a heap of trouble. > >>> Goes both ways though backup of portages var information is less useful > >>> without backup of everything installed. > >>> > >>> > >>> I'm undecided about /usr/portage, I could save some time backing up > >>> /usr/portage/distfiles, but it is easily generated content. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Minimal backup - if your willing to spend the hours on getting thing > >>> back up and running. > >>> > >>> /etc /root /home /usr/local /var > >> For now I think I'll do /etc, /root, /home, /var/lib/portage/world, > >> /usr/src/linux/.config, and anything specific I might need in > >> /usr/local. What else am I missing out on in /var? I'm OK with a > >> full reinstall for now. > >> > >> - Grant > > > > Where do you guys store your backups? Leaving backups on a DVD in the > > same apartment as the machines doesn't make too much sense to me. > > Maybe I should mail em to my parents every week or something? > > > > - Grant > > I keep them on an USB-stick (udf filesystem, with the same settings like > a CD-RW).
But where do you put the USB stick? If my apartment building burns to the ground while I'm away, I'll lose my systems and the backups. - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
