>> If you're using 'dd' does that mean you're copying the entire filesystem >> and not just the files? I believe that can run you into some issues if the >> FS isn't read-only... > > What kind of issues? The idea is to copy the whole filesystem to another disk > and keep it sync. And in case of "crisis" use dd from the backup to the > original disk.
dd does no error checking and is not usually suitable for backups of any kind unless you validate the output. find / -xdev | cpio -ov, *dump, or mkisofs -R would all be better ways to store recovery data than dd. -- Steven Lembark 85-09 90th St. Workhorse Computing Woodhaven, NY, 11421 [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 888 359 3508 -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list