> > Do you back up anything other than /etc and /home on a standard system? > > In a Gentoo system nothing is really standard, so I backup everything > from / and then have a small exclude list with things like: > > /dev, /proc, /sys, /exports, /var/cache/squid, /srv/BackupPC. > > > /var contains the most important files on a Gentoo system, if you loss > the portage installed software information your in a heap of trouble. > Goes both ways though backup of portages var information is less useful > without backup of everything installed. > > > I'm undecided about /usr/portage, I could save some time backing up > /usr/portage/distfiles, but it is easily generated content. > > > > Minimal backup - if your willing to spend the hours on getting thing > back up and running. > > /etc /root /home /usr/local /var
For now I think I'll do /etc, /root, /home, /var/lib/portage/world, /usr/src/linux/.config, and anything specific I might need in /usr/local. What else am I missing out on in /var? I'm OK with a full reinstall for now. - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
