[2012-06-20 10:36:17 +0200] Arno Gaboury: > My /, /boot and /usr are on a BTRFS /(except /boot on ext2) on a ssd. > I want to add this line in my fstab to avoid too many writings on my ssd : > > *tmpfs /var/log tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0* > > So each time I reboot, my /var/log will be emptied, which could be a > problem in case of serious issue on my box. I was then thinking of a > way to backup this folder before I shutdown. I found this trick in > the Arch forum: > > add this in my */etc/rc.local.shutdown*: > > |*echo "Copying LOGs..." > > now=`date +"%Y%m%d_%Hh%M"` > mkdir -p /logs_backup/$now > cp -Rp /var/log/* ~/backup/logs_backup/$now/* > > My ~ folder is on another HD. > > Will this script be enough to do the job? Why are you inflicting such a complicated setup on yourself if you cannot understand what those three little lines of shell do? That seems to me like a completely backward way of taking the learning curve... Also, please create new threads instead of hijacking random ones. Cheers. -- Gaetan
