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I just made myself a simple script to backup my Debian fileserver. Currently I'm backing up the following directories: /etc /var/log /var/mail /var/www /home /usr/local I know perhaps this is ...
  1. 09-08-2008 #1
    pedx1ng
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    What should I backup?

    I just made myself a simple script to backup my Debian fileserver. Currently I'm backing up the following directories:

    /etc
    /var/log
    /var/mail
    /var/www
    /home
    /usr/local

    I know perhaps this is not specific to Debian, but since various distros keep things in different areas, I was just wondering if there was anything else I should add to this list? I'm mainly concerned with being able to restore the configuration of the server.

    Thanks.
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    preserve file permissions in backup, other than that sounds good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pimpntel View Post
    preserve file permissions in backup, other than that sounds good.
    Yep, I'm doing that. Thanks.
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