Re: [MLUG] dead drive (update)

[Daniel Nowlin <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

As an update this did work for about 98% of the system.  Just had to 
install a couple of RPM's (webmin, postfix) and reinstall squirrel mail.

Thanks for the help

Dan

Mark Rages wrote:

> On 11/6/05, Nowlin, Dan <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
>  
>
> > OK I have tried everything I can think of to get an image of this drive with
> > no luck.  I have an idea to keep from having to reinstall everything but
> > first some background:
> >
> > OS: FC4
> > OS makeup: 3 drives, 1 CD
> >    Pri/Mst: /
> >    Pri/Slv: swap, /var (dead)
> >    Sec/Mst: /home
> >    Sec/Slv: CD
> >
> > OK here is what I was thinking:  If I image the Pri/Mst and Sec/Mst drives,
> > setup the new Pri/Slv drive like the one that died, install FC4 with the
> > same partition makeup, then restore the Pri/Mst and Sec/Mst images.  Would
> > this work?  I just do not want to have to reinstall PHP4, UW-IMAP, PROFTPD,
> > and a few other non FC4 standard packages not to mention uninstalling things
> > that I do not need or want on my server.
> >
> >    
>
> That will probably work.
>
> If your custom installed packages are in /usr/local, you can tar it up
> and drop it in your new install.  No imaging required.  Also save
> config files in /etc
>
> Most of /var is just logs, lock files, and cached stuff.  No big loss.
> But you mentioned PHP4.  Were you keeping web stuff in /var/www?  it
> would suck to lose that.
>
> Regards,
> Mark
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