I currently backup user only my user files with the understanding that if I lose important system files, I will reinstall the system from distribution media. Yesterday I had a little accident when I accidentally deleted an unknown number of files in /var. But since the rpm database was still intact, I was able to "rpm --verify" all my packages, identify those with missing /var files and reinstall just those rpms. Which leads to my question... Are there certain files and directories that should be saved because they are unusually important and can help recover from common problems, without backing up *all* the system files? In my case above, having the rpm database was critical. I backup config files in /etc and elsewhere that I've modified. Are there other *really* important system files I should be saving? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
