On Monday 28 June 2004 15:28, Scott Mazur wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:14:43 -0500, Hoyt Bailey wrote > > On Monday 28 June 2004 12:56, Scott Mazur wrote: > > > As another personal preference, I always create a single partition > > mounted > > > as /system at 1g size. I use this partiton to keep custom scripts > > (like > > > backup/recovery and setup), copies of config files, browser links, > > misc > > > info, etc. It's just big enough to be useful without taking up to > > much > > > space. It's my permanent storage area. Between installs and upgrades > > I can > > > wipe every other partition (including /home) if I have to, without > > loosing > > > all my own hard work. I'm also guaranteed that no other > > install/ugrade > > > process will try to touch my stuff. > > > > > And when your HD goes to the happy hunting ground what then. > > The /system partition gets copied entirely to the /backup/hda partition, > which in turn is copied directly to the /backup/hdb partition (second > drive). /backup/hda is also copied entirely to a second box, which in turn > keeps it safe by duplicating it on two drives. It's maybe excessive > redundancy (and wasted disk space), but nothing short of my house burning > down is ever going to knock out 4 drives in 2 boxes (knock on wood). And if > my house burns down, well then I've got more things to worry about than the > melted cdrom/tape backups I had sitting on the shelf. /system never really > goes away ;) > > Actually the scripts I keep in /system are far more involved. They also > catalogue users, installed RPMS, network settings and modify server config > files (apache, named, nfs, postfix, shorewall, etc). In fact the /system > directory (and a full /backup)is all I need to bring a blank box up to full > running and configured status with the minumum fuss (the important stuff > anyway). Makes upgrading a breeze (or at least repeatable). It's really > nice to just click through the default install cdroms then let the scripts > in /system take over (post-install) to install/configure the missing pieces > to bring the machine back to my prefered settings. > > Scott > > -- > Nothing goes to waste when Little Fish are near! > (http://www.littlefish.ca) > > > Sounds like you got it covered. -- Regards; Hoyt
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