Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 22:55:25 +0000 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: Bill Hamilton <billh@finsco.com> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: /var wiped Message-ID: <19981203225525.A2602@scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <366700AC.3113D67C@finsco.com> References: <366700AC.3113D67C@finsco.com>
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Bill Hamilton wrote:
> What directories would I normally have on /var?
> What files might I have lost that I don't know about yet?
Check BSD.var.dist, which may be under /etc/mtree:
# $Id: BSD.var.dist,v 1.37 1998/09/19 18:50:27 obrien Exp $
#
/set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755
.
account
..
/set type=dir uname=daemon gname=wheel mode=0755
at uname=root
jobs
..
spool
..
..
backups uname=root mode=0750
..
crash uname=root mode=0750
..
/set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0700
cron mode=0750
tabs
..
..
db uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755
..
/set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755
games gname=games mode=0775
hackdir gname=games mode=0770
save gname=games mode=0770
..
..
larn gname=games mode=0775
..
phantasia gname=games mode=0775
..
..
log
..
mail uname=root gname=mail mode=0775
..
msgs uname=daemon
..
preserve
..
run
..
rwho uname=root gname=daemon mode=0775
..
/set type=dir uname=uucp gname=daemon mode=0755
spool uname=root gname=wheel
lock gname=dialer mode=0775
..
lpd uname=root
..
mqueue uname=root
..
opielocks uname=root mode=0700
..
output uname=root
lpd uname=root gname=daemon
..
..
/set type=dir uname=uucp gname=uucp mode=0775
uucp
.Preserve
..
.Sequence
..
.Status
..
.Temp
..
.Xqtdir
..
..
uucppublic mode=0777
..
..
/set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=01777
tmp
vi.recover
..
..
yp mode=0755
..
..
If you save everything from the $Id$ to the .. above into a file,
you can use mtree to create all the directories which should be there.
(easier if you do have the file under /etc/mtree.) read the manpage for
mtree for details on how to do that.
Also, if you run INN, you may have lost anything you had under
/var/news, or anything.
And don't forget to make regular backups.
--
Ben Smithurst
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