From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Largent Subject: Re: system backups with zip disks Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:28:41 -0500 Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3E2C6A09.8020308@imagelinks.com> References: <3E2C58C5.4040707@imagelinks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: linux-admin This makes no sense, the duplication of effort is backing up bind. If you are worried about having the latest patched version of bind on the system mirror the updates site. You could still install the version on the install media then run pkgtool(I think thats slackware tool) and upgrade to the latest faster than reading everything from tape. If the duplication you are refering to is the having to upgrade the patched pakages big deal, It's faster. named.conf is a config file so back it up. The zone files would be a backuped up. install, upgrade, reload of few meg of configs from tape, et 1 hour stand around and swap out 100M Zip disks to restore system, et all day. If you have a 100 tape LTO library, sure back it all up. But remember were talking someone using a 100M zip disk. terry white wrote: > on "1-20-2003" "Jeff Largent" writ: > > : The install media is the backup for your programs. > > ... from a security standpoint, that approach demands duplication > of effort. for example, bind ... > > -- Jeff Largent ImageLinks, Inc. Sr System Admin Melbourne, Fl 32935 (321) 253-0011 fax:(321) 253-5559