From f4843b2fd7d4151c6fd34e90b30e1fd3a60be8f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elijah Saxon Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:54:53 +0000 Subject: added 'sys' handler. --- etc/backup.d/example.sys | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 etc/backup.d/example.sys (limited to 'etc') diff --git a/etc/backup.d/example.sys b/etc/backup.d/example.sys new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4fb231d --- /dev/null +++ b/etc/backup.d/example.sys @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# +# this config file will save various reports of vital system information. +# by default, all the reports are enabled and are saved in /var/backups. +# +# (1) a list of all the packages installed and removed. +# this file can be used to restore the state of installed packages +# by running "dpkg --set-selections < dpkg-selections.txt +# +# (2) the partition table of all disks. +# this partition table can be used to format another disk of +# the same size. this can be handy if using software raid and +# you have a disk go bad. just replace the disk and partition it +# by running "sfdisk /dev/sdb < partitions.sdb.txt" +# (MAKE SURE YOU PARTITION THE CORRECT DISK!!!) +# +# (3) hardware information. +# a simple report is generated of the kernel modules, the devices, +# and the model of the hardware which 'discover' is able to detect. +# + +# here are the defaults, commented out: + +# packages = yes +# packagesfile = /var/backups/dpkg-selections.txt + +# partitions = yes +# partitionsfile = /var/backups/partitions.*.txt + +# hardware = yes +# hardwarefile = /var/backups/hardware.txt + -- cgit v1.2.3