On Fri, 2007-09-21 at 10:29 -0400, Rob Crittenden wrote: > > /var is transient data. There should be nothing there that needs backups. > > And users shouldn't look there for files they might edit. > > > > Transient and not backed up? What about /var/mail, /var/spool/cron and > /var/log? /var/spool/mail is another thing that needs moving. Most of the time, I either use $HOME/Maildir/ or database storage for mail user's mail (assuming that mail services is what the box is offering). root mail and /var/log/* stuff are definitely transient. While some institutions might make it their policy to back-up information like that for track-record keeping for future review purposes (forensics), they most certainly aren't crucial nor relevant for _continued service use_. -- Richi Plana -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
