On Friday 02 December 2005 07:54 am, Ross Werner wrote: > I can understand databases, but any application that produces temporary > files ... well, won't that just mean you won't copy all the temporary > files with 100% accuracy? I mean, they're *temporary* ... in the event of > a complete data loss and restore from backups, won't restarting the > service or whatever application it is flush those temporary files, making > losing temporary files of little concern?
It depends on their lifespan. Temporary doesn't necessarily imply not being used to store state between invocations. > I'm just wondering if there's anything in a typical Linux server > installation that won't typically survive a 2 AM rsync. What about mail files and their corresponding index files? -- Respectfully, Nicholas Leippe Sales Team Automation, LLC 1335 West 1650 North, Suite C Springville, UT 84663 +1 801.853.4090 http://www.salesteamautomation.com /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
