Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:09:20 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Philip Hallstrom <freebsd@philip.pjkh.com> Cc: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: server rebuilds and disaster recovery Message-ID: <44529290.9040303@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <20060428134010.Q83434@bravo.pjkh.com> References: <19592.208.11.134.3.1146246838.squirrel@mail.dfwlp.com> <20060428134010.Q83434@bravo.pjkh.com>
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Philip Hallstrom wrote: >> this weekend, im going to have to rebuild my 6.0 server in order to >> recover from a faulty disk (i have to eliminate a RAID1 array, and break >> rebuild the RAID5 with one more disk). >> >> all my daemons and whatnot, im pretty good at recovering. sendmail, >> apache, mysql, etc, shouldnt be a problem. >> >> what i think i need help with is, what is the best way to recover my >> previous system's user accounts? this time around my server is going to >> go from piece-by-piece updates, to a full buildworld before i build all >> the daemons. >> >> can someone recommend a good way to recover my users, or dissertate how >> they go about doing it successfully? also, any tips outside of users >> that >> you think i might benefit from in a rebuild/redeploy, would also be >> appreciated! > > > Maybe I'm not fully understanding, but why wouldn't you just backup > /etc/passwd (and all it's related master and db files), etc/group, heck, > /etc/ in general, then everyone's home directories, /var/cron/tabs and > /var/mail (or wherever you store their inbox) > > ?? and then restore them to the new boxen and run pwd_mkdb(8), of course .... And then the real question. If this box is currently functioning and all filesystems are intact, what's wrong with dump(8) and restore(8)? Kevin Kinsey -- An atom-blaster is a good weapon, but it can point both ways. -- Isaac Asimov
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