Re: [gentoo-server] backups/mirroring with rsync

[sts]

Ben Munat wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> My back-up setup with rdiff-backup is going very smoothly so far.
> Skipping /usr/portage/distfiles really saved me a lot of time/space. I
> just have one more question.
>
> In the below email, Anthony excludes /var/cache/edb. Wondering what
> this directory is for, and why I should exclude it?
>
> Just want make sure I'm not excluding something that I'll need, should
> I ever have to actually use this backup.
>
> b

Hello Ben,

'/var/cache' is the place where 'application cache data' must be placed
according to the FHS standards. AFAIK '/var/cache/edb/' is the
directory where portage stores it's metadata cache, the world file and
stuff. So nothing thats not recoverable by portage itself - so no need
to make backups of the directory.

regards, stefan.


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