Hello Lists! I'm posting this to both expert and newbie because I'm not sure how much cross subscription goes on, and I'm not exactly sure what catagory this message falls into. I'm going to be installing a Mandrake system soon, and I know you can back up the file that has the install prefrences, so you can repeat the same install at a later date. Since I'm setting up a server, I'm going to be installing a few RPMs, changing some files, adding some things etc. Once this is done I would like to backup eveything that has changed or been added since install (RPM Database, any changed files, new files, etc). This way someone could very easly format the HD, reinstall via the saved settings, the put the changes back onto the system via my selective back up. Any ideas how to do this? Thanks, Matt G. Ellis Matt G. Ellis Me spell chucker work grate. Need grandma chicken.