On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Ian Mortimer wrote: > > > > > > under /var, you'd find things like web and ftp server data that you'd > > > probably want to carry across to the new install. on the other hand, I tar up /var/spool/mail, /var/spool/cron, /var/www, and /var/ftp and then nuke the rest. When the new system is installed, I just untar that content over the new directories. Yes, /var is a mess. Personally, I feel that when going to a new system, unless you have system logs you want to preserve, it should be safe to blow away /var completely. -- Chris "Build a man a fire and he will be warm for the rest of the night. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life." -- Unknown
