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Re: System backup
Alex wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Does somebody know, if it is possible to backup whole the Linux
> system completely. I mean including installation of all the drivers
> and all the special devices. So that in case of some disk fail,
> I won't have to reinstall the system, but just run some magic
> (and simple restore) command. (OK, I'm willing to run LILO again).
> And afterwords boot the system and it is up and running.
>
Yes, it is possible.
One way would be to use tar + gzip to back everything up. Man tar to
find the right switches to use to backup special files (like devices).
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Gilad Ben-Yossef <pbril@ix.netcom.com>
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