Re: What is /var/backups for?
On 03-Aug-02, 09:26 (CDT), Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 03, 2002 at 04:01:43PM +0200, Gerhard Poul wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I found a directory called /var/backups on my debian system but haven't
> > found it described in the FHS. - Nobody of my debian-loving friends
> > knew what this directory was either.
> >
> > I hope some of you know what it is and have the time to share their wisdom.
>
> Packages can use it to save important data. Things like inetd.conf,
> passwd/group/shadow files, etc.
In particular, /etc/cron.daily/standard (part of the cron package) saves
/etc/{passwd,group,shadow,gshadow} and a copy /var/lib/dpkg/status.
Other packages must use it as well, since there are files there that
cron doesn't touch.
Steve
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