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Re: Is there a Linux ghost?



On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote:

> Hey,
> 
> I was actually looking for the same solution for the purpose of backing up
> My whole server (one hard drive) to another exact same drive so if it crashes all
> I gotta do is plugin the other drive and I'm back up.
> 
> So if you guys find/know of something please lemme know too!

How about simply using tar, and excluding /proc , a couple of irectories
under /var/spool (what about /dev ? does tar support device files?)

It won't give you an exact image, as a couple of things change during the
time of the backup, and therefore your backup may not be consistent. But
for the software installed, it should be OK. Right?

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Tzafrir Cohen
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http://www.technion.ac.il/~tzafrir


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