Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:19:10 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Gary Kline <kline@sage.thought.org> Cc: Jerold McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>, Atom Powers <atom.powers@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: From FIXIT: (was:Re: System down, won't come up Message-ID: <44FA8FFE.9040107@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20060903040355.GF2261@thought.org> References: <20060902033024.GA68680@thought.org> <20060902040551.GI25190@wantadilla.lemis.com> <df9ac37c0609020833p33115cf2icbd25f38289d167@mail.gmail.com> <20060903011102.GB2261@thought.org> <E1GJhfS-0003YN-4u@sys22.mail.msu.edu> <20060903040355.GF2261@thought.org>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig5647BBAB1842AE82C7E885E9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gary Kline wrote: > fixit mode. What I really want is to get the data files off > and over to another servr. Havng /etc/* and maybe /var/db/pkg/* > would be a big help. Then I could reinstall 5.3 ->5.5 and > finally over to 6.1. Why go via 5.5 if you're upgrading by installing a new system on the machine? Just go straight to 6.1. Stuff you should backup before doing that: /etc --- absolutely vital /usr/local/etc --- ditto: most people have put hours of work into port configuration files which would be painful to have to recreate. /var --- lots of programs keep their state in files in /var, not to mention stuff like MYSQL DB files. /home or /usr/home - depending on how your disk is laid out. /root Other stuff you might need to backup: /usr/local/www --- if you run web sites of this machine /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/{xdm,app-defaults,...} --- if you've customised stuff under there /boot/loader.conf /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/HOSTNAME --- these two should be mostly for reference as their contents have changed significantly with changes to the system. /usr/local/share/snmp/{snmp.conf,snmpd.conf} --- only if you run net-snmpd: for some reason it keeps its config files here instead of under /usr/local/etc That covers all of the locations I know of where hand customised files can generally be found (on machines I admin, at least). Everything else should be replacable by running a 'make world' cycle or by using the port= s. No doubt other people do things differently, so will have a slightly diff= erent list... Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enig5647BBAB1842AE82C7E885E9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE+pAE8Mjk52CukIwRCMhJAJ96XT7WvjTchWZi8L1QJNuvdTlXkwCeMU1F MaZQsL/cvAZZN8XKbuehtVo= =HrVz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig5647BBAB1842AE82C7E885E9--
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