On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 04:12, you wrote: > On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 10:12, bob parker wrote: > > On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 07:51, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 07:47, bob parker wrote: > > > > On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:22, Pigeon wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:03:47PM +1100, bob parker wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 08:32, Grant Bowman wrote: > > > > > > [snip] > > > > > > > Thanks for the support. Re /var, I just did a du -h on it and mine > > > > comes out at 1.1 gig! Any thoughts on what is essential and what is > > > > not? > > > > > > The apt cache isn't essential. So, this might clear out a bunch: > > > # apt-cache clean > > > > Did that, > > From your OP, did you say that you *do* know what's taking up all the > space? If not, try this: > # du --max-depth=3 /var > > Maybe that'll give you guidance on what to zap. > > Also, if you do "tar j", then that 1.1GB will probably fit on a CD-R...
Ron, Thanks for your comments. I went thru the list in some detail - about half of it is log history. There is also a heap of news items. My postgres databases are there also and get backed up from my home dir via pg_dumpall. For a simple backup/restore setup I don't doubt that one of the existing packages would be best. I'm only using a home machine and am unwilling to blow 3 cdrs and more particularly the time it takes, to do a full backup. So my idea is to avoid backing up what I already have on the original installation cds, and just backup the actual changes I have made since the install. Based on the discussions on this thread and my investigations of my /var I think I need to include my current and most recent copy of my logs. The rest I am prepared to abandon in the event of a wipeout. Obviously there is some risk in doing that, if the cause of the wipeout is some cracker activity that shows only in logs more than a few days old. I'm on dialup, hence no static ip address so I am quite comfortable with that risk. The other downside to my method is that any restore from a disaster will be fairly time consuming, needing a new install instead of just recreating a disc image from what is on a set of cdrs. I'll eventually upgrade my hard drive so I will test my ability to clone what I have from the backup set then. Rgards Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
