well, I've trashed my system ...again ;)

[Adam Membrey]

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 05:37 am, Adam Membrey wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 04:30 am, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 12, 2005 at 04:19:06AM +1000, Adam Membrey wrote:
> > > So in short my /var/ directory has been nuked, I've been informed that
> > > this now requires a reinstall (which is fine, I had to resize my
> > > partitions anyhoo)
> > >
> > > My question is, if I I backup /usr/ /bin/ /home/ /etc/ and then restore
> > > them when I've reinstalled, will everything be back as it was? or
> > > should I do a dd on the partition?
> >
> > You can backup and restore /home verbatim.  I recommend selectively
> > restoring /etc, only the files that you find that you need.  You should
> > not touch /usr; the data there is provided by the packaging system.
> >
> > --
> >  - mdz
>
> Ok then, thanks :)
>
> Guess I will just have to remember what packages I have to reinstall ;)
>
> As a way around this problem in future, should I possibly do a:
>
> sudo rsync -av /home /media/downloads
>
> In a daily cron job?
>
>
> --
> A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining
> and wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
>   -- Mark Twain

Erm, excuse the stupidity, it's almost 6 am here.

Should I do an rsync of the / ?

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