2 # this config file will save various reports of vital system information.
3 # by default, all the reports are saved in /var/backups.
5 # requires dpkg, debconf-utils, sfdisk, and hwinfo
7 # (1) a capture of the debconf package selection states. This file
8 # can be used to restore the answers to debconf questions for
9 # packages that you will be installing through (2) below. To
10 # do this, run: "debconf-set-selections < debconfsel.txt"
12 # (2) a list of all the packages installed and removed.
13 # this file can be used to restore the state of installed packages
14 # by running "dpkg --set-selections < dpkg-selections.txt and
15 # then run "apt-get -u dselect-upgrade". If you have the
16 # debconf-set-selections file from (1), you should restore those first.
18 # (3) the partition table of all disks.
19 # this partition table can be used to format another disk of
20 # the same size. this can be handy if using software raid and
21 # you have a disk go bad. just replace the disk and partition it
22 # by running "sfdisk /dev/sdb < partitions.sdb.txt"
23 # (MAKE SURE YOU PARTITION THE CORRECT DISK!!!)
25 # (4) hardware information.
26 # detailed information on most important aspects of the hardware.
28 # (5) the Luks header of every Luks block device, if option luksheaders
30 # in case you (have to) scramble such a Luks header (for some time),
31 # and restore it later by running "dd if=luksheader.sda2.bin of=/dev/sda2"
32 # (MAKE SURE YOU PASS THE CORRECT DEVICE AS of= !!!)
34 # (6) LVM metadata for every detected volume group, if "lvm = yes"
37 # here are the defaults, commented out:
39 # The output from the sys handler will be placed in $parentdir
40 # parentdir = /var/backups
42 # packagesfile = /var/backups/dpkg-selections.txt
43 # selectionsfile = /var/backups/debconfsel.txt
46 # NOTE: the __star__ below will be replaced by the disks found on the
47 # system (e.g. partitions.sda.txt, partitions.sdb.txt). If you change
48 # the partitionsfile default below, be sure to include the __star__
49 # replacement in the filename, or you will get one file for only one disk,
50 # the others being written to the same file, and then overwritten by the next.
51 # partitionsfile = /var/backups/partitions.__star__.txt
55 # hardwarefile = /var/backups/hardware.txt
59 # NOTE: the __star__ below will be replaced by the Luks partitions found on the
60 # system (e.g. luksheader.sda2.bin, luksheader.sdb3.bin). If you change
61 # the luksheadersfile default below, be sure to include the __star__
62 # replacement in the filename, or you will get one file for only one partition,
63 # the others being written to the same file, and then overwritten by the next.
64 # luksheadersfile = /var/backups/luksheader.__star__.bin
68 # If vservers = yes in /etc/backupninja.conf then the following variables can
70 # vsnames = all | <vserver1> <vserver2> ... (default = all)