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_.
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Richi Plana