On 18 April 2010 15:37, Sergio de Almeida Lenzi <lenzi.ser...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am very happy with the folowing.... > > > Supose that you have mount ANOTHER device on /mnt.... > > 1) mount /dev/xxxx /mnt > 2) init 1 (this closes all applications and drop into single user) > 3) tar --one-file-system -cvzf /mnt/backup.tar.gz ./ var usr home > 4) umount /mnt > 5) exit (reboot from single user to normal operation) > =================================== > on restore....... > supose you install a FBSD minimal from the CD/usb..... > > 1) mount /dev/xxxx /mnt > 2) tar -xpvf /mnt/backup.tar.gz -C / > ........................ > 3) umount /mnt > ===========you have restored your system============= > > may be some files (sockets...) are not restored but no problem as > they will be created by the time your system boots on.
Nice answer by Sergio, but I personally would use the j option with tar to compress to bzip2; 3) tar --one-file-system -cvjf /mnt/backup.tbz ./ var usr home Though I prefer personally to use dump/restore because: - If you're on UFS, you don't have to single-user the system, just use the L option (live filesystem) - Restore has an awesome 'interactive' mode - See Zwicky [1] I'll send you my dump scripts if you're interested. It's dead easy to use! Chris [1] http://www.coredumps.de/doc/dump/zwicky/testdump.doc.html _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"