I also copy /etc. Even if I recreate everything from a fresh install, it's usually extremely helpful (necessary) to at least see older settings, /etc/pki stuff, /etc/httpd/ for web/blog servers, /etc/my.cnf, ...
(Score: 3, Informative) by RS3 on Saturday December 05 2020, @08:39PM
I also copy /etc. Even if I recreate everything from a fresh install, it's usually extremely helpful (necessary) to at least see older settings, /etc/pki stuff, /etc/httpd/ for web/blog servers, /etc/my.cnf, ...