On Sat, Oct 07, 2000 at 07:14:16PM -0700, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > On Sat, Oct 07, 2000 at 11:30:18AM +0200, Willi Dyck ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > i wanna backup my whole system. which method do you recommand? > > should i zip / or should i write an image of /dev/hdax? > > i also want to keep all the file/user/group permissions including hidden > > files. > > what else should i think over? thanx for any help. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Linux Backups mini-FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> > Written: Saturday October 7, 2000 > Modified: Saturday October 7, 2000 > ======================================================================== > > > Following are my general recommendations for system backups, with a > strong focus toward an individual workstation or small network > with relatively informal practices. I run Debian GNU/Linux, there will > be some variants of file locations for other Linux distributions or > proprietary Unices. Larger networks or server farms should probably > look into a more structured system.
<snip!!> very nice job -- debian users rule! -- things are more like they used to be than they are now. [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://www.dontUthink.com/
