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Re: System backup



On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, 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.

And where you'd wanna backup it ??  And after it crashed, where would you
wanna run the restore from ???  anyway, tar can backup special device
files, but I think you have to think this more through.

--Ariel

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> Alexander Rier
> e-mail:  alexr@gezernet.co.il
>          atg1@geocities.com
> Tel:     972-3-5340807
>          972-52-442549
> 

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   | Ariel Biener                                            |
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