[olug]Backup Solutions

[Eric Penne]

Tell us more about devfs?

Eric

--- Phil Brutsche <phil at giedi.obix.com> wrote:
> A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> 
> > I will have to do some testing and see, but tar is said to not back
> up the
> > /dev directory for one.
> 
> I'm not interested in /dev.  During backups I try to capture only the
> "important stuff" (ie everying in /etc and any data files).
> 
> If all the hard drives get toasted (I use 3ware IDE RAID controllers)
> for
> whatever reason (like, a catastrophic disaster or the thing getting
> hacked), I'd end up re-installing the OS and restoring the data files
> from
> tape.
> 
> Beyond that I'm starting to use 2.4.x in more and more situations and
> I
> use devfs on those systems.
> 
> > Cpio backs up everything.
> 
> And, apparently, so does GNU tar.  I guess it depends on which tar
> you
> decide to use.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Phil
> 
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