Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 10:10:55 +0100 (MET) From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org (FreeBSD Questions) Subject: Re: what do I have to backup? Message-ID: <199611300910.KAA21946@freebie.lemis.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961128235113.6933J-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> from Doug White at "Nov 28, 96 11:54:36 pm"
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Doug White writes: > On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, michael dorin wrote: > >> >> What are the minimum system files I have to backup to be able >> to recover from a crash and still have the same users and passwords >> as I had before? > > /etc/master.passwd > /etc/group > > that should pick it all up. I'd just back up all of /etc to save yourself > from reconfiguring everything else too. Actualy, I'd just back up > everything :-) All good advice for crash recovery. If you're moving the user base another system, on the other hand, you should only move these two files. If you only back up /etc/master.passwd and /etc/group, you'll need to run pwd_mkdb or vipw to make the other password files after you're back up again. Greg
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