In addition, for most of the settings in Linux. The /etc, /usr/etc, and
/usr/local/etc folders contain most of the program settings files. The /etc
folder is probably the most important out of these (at least on Slackware),
it contains all of the system startup scripts and most of the the system
settings files. If you don't have a tape backup right now, I would at least
make copies of these directories or put them onto floppy disk.
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Timothy P. Hughes
Associate Technical Analyst
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 1998 8:35 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: anything like Windows Registry?
>
>
>
> > I am in the mind-boggling process of setting up a Linux
> server for an
> > office network (actually I'm struggling). A horrible
> thought occured to
> > me, what if something goes wrong in the future (maybe a rogue
> > application or something like that) and I lose all these
> settings I am
> > pain-stakingly implementing, is there no way other than to
> start from
> > scratch? In Windows something like this can sometimes be
> solved by using
> > a previously backed up copy of the registry. Basically is
> ther a Linux
> > equivalent of the Windows Registry?
>
>
> Fortunately, no there is not. :-) Just get a decent tape drive
> (DAT or something) and get in the habit of doing full system
> backups once a week, and differential (or incremental) on all
> other days of the week. If disaster strikes you can restore
> from tape and you're good to go. You'll be surprised to see,
> though, that your Linux box won't get corrupted on a regular
> basis like Windows does. Rogue programs usually couldn't do
> much damage if they wanted to because of the file permissions
> and security model that Linux uses.
>
>
>
> ---
> Bill Kocik
> Information Systems
> Medar, Inc.
> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Web: http://www.medar.com
>
