Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.0 /proc Backup/Restore

On Jan 10, 2008 6:18 PM, Krautkramer, John John.Krautkramer@micrel.com wrote:

Searching for something that wouldn't have this problem, I tried mondorescue. One of the first things I noticed is, by default, mondorescue skips the /proc directory. Does anyone know the details of my observations here? Are these files automatically generated at runtime?

Thanks is advance for any insight someone can provide here!

/proc and /sys are essentially 'runtime' filesystems which provide information about your system, including memory use, available hardware, various performance settings, etc. The files in here can vary greatly and should not be backed up like you would with /usr/ or /var/. Mostly, you should skip /proc and /sys for your backup procedures.