On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Stuart Jansen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 2011-02-02 at 13:42 -0700, Michael Peterson wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Derek Cox <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Does anyone know of a >> > free imaging software that can backup a Linux machine without requiring a >> > reboot? >> >> You can use dd to copy the contents of a device. Syntax is: >> >> dd if=/dev/sda1 of=~/image >> >> Where /dev/sd** where /dev/sd** is the drive and partition you want to >> copy and ~/image is the place where you want to put the image. > > Dude! Very bad idea! > > Only safe for a cold backup after booting off DVD. > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ >
Very good to know. I've never actually done it, I just know it's possible. We all learn things every day! /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
