From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 3 08:19:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4406716A509 for ; Sun, 3 Sep 2006 08:19:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.187.76.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5428043D4C for ; Sun, 3 Sep 2006 08:19:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from [IPv6:::1] (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k838JGVx035895; Sun, 3 Sep 2006 09:19:17 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Authentication-Results: smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk from=m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk; sender-id=softfail; spf=softfail X-SenderID: Sendmail Sender-ID Filter v0.2.14 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk k838JGVx035895 Message-ID: <44FA8FFE.9040107@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:19:10 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060801) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gary Kline References: <20060902033024.GA68680@thought.org> <20060902040551.GI25190@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20060903011102.GB2261@thought.org> <20060903040355.GF2261@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20060903040355.GF2261@thought.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig5647BBAB1842AE82C7E885E9" X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]); Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:19:38 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/1787/Sat Sep 2 21:49:57 2006 on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_POLICY_TESTING, NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.1.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4 (2006-07-25) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: Jerold McAllister , Atom Powers , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: From FIXIT: (was:Re: System down, won't come up X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 08:19:47 -0000 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--