Re: Backup Consensus?
On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 04:12, you wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 10:12, bob parker wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 07:51, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 07:47, bob parker wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:22, Pigeon wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:03:47PM +1100, bob parker wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 08:32, Grant Bowman wrote:
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > > > Thanks for the support. Re /var, I just did a du -h on it and mine
> > > > comes out at 1.1 gig! Any thoughts on what is essential and what is
> > > > not?
> > >
> > > The apt cache isn't essential. So, this might clear out a bunch:
> > > # apt-cache clean
> >
> > Did that,
>
> From your OP, did you say that you *do* know what's taking up all the
> space? If not, try this:
> # du --max-depth=3 /var
>
> Maybe that'll give you guidance on what to zap.
>
> Also, if you do "tar j", then that 1.1GB will probably fit on a CD-R...
Ron,
Thanks for your comments.
I went thru the list in some detail - about half of it is log history. There
is also a heap of news items. My postgres databases are there also
and get backed up from my home dir via pg_dumpall.
For a simple backup/restore setup I don't doubt that one of the existing
packages would be best.
I'm only using a home machine and am unwilling to blow 3 cdrs and more
particularly the time it takes, to do a full backup.
So my idea is to avoid backing up what I already have on the original
installation cds, and just backup the actual changes I have made since the
install.
Based on the discussions on this thread and my investigations of my /var
I think I need to include my current and most recent copy of my logs. The
rest I am prepared to abandon in the event of a wipeout.
Obviously there is some risk in doing that, if the cause of the wipeout is
some cracker activity that shows only in logs more than a few days old.
I'm on dialup, hence no static ip address so I am quite comfortable with
that risk.
The other downside to my method is that any restore from a disaster will be
fairly time consuming, needing a new install instead of just recreating a disc
image from what is on a set of cdrs. I'll eventually upgrade my hard drive so
I will test my ability to clone what I have from the backup set then.
Rgards
Bob
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