diff --git a/rbackup/config/etc-include.conf b/rbackup/config/etc-include.conf
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+++ b/rbackup/config/etc-include.conf
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+## Files in /etc are backed up on the basis of a whitelist
+## Any desired files need to be included in this file
+## Paths should be provided relative to /etc
+## i.e. /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf -> NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
+
+# ========== Default Files/Directories ==========
+NetworkManager/
+apparmor.d/
+default/tlp
+geoclue/geoclue.conf
+mkinitcpio.conf
+modprobe.d/
+pacman.conf
+pacman.d/
+safe-rm.conf
+sddm.conf
+sudoers
+sudoers.d/
+sysctl.d/
+systemd
+updatedb.conf
+zsh
diff --git a/rbackup/config/usr.bin.backup b/rbackup/config/usr.bin.backup
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+++ b/rbackup/config/usr.bin.backup
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+#include <tunables/global>
+
+/usr/bin/backup {
+    #include <abstractions/python>
+
+    /etc/rbackup/ r,
+    /etc/rbackup/** rw,
+
+    # binaries
+    /usr/bin/ r,
+    /usr/bin/rsync Uix,
+}