On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 09:28, Johann Snyman wrote: > On Stardate : [-30]9938.21 > -Thu06Mar03-1726 > > nate wrote: > > > I usually backup /var /etc /home /usr/local /usr/src and /root > > sometimes more, sometimes less, depends on the purpose of the system. > > If I upgrade (Clean install) from RH7.1 to RH 8.0, can I just copy my > backup /etc into the new /etc? I guess not, but how do I keep all the > stuff I changed, without hosing all the new RH stuff? >
before I upgrade I make a backup of all files that are either not a part of an rpm or that have changed if they are a part of an rpm. To identify them I run a perl script I wrote that an be found at: http://www.elevating.com/bret/fcf.pl fcf.pl -h will give some terse usage info that should get you started just redirect the output to a file and edit the file to eliminate all the stuff you are not woried about and use it as a list to tar to backup. Bret -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
