tar cvfz home.tgz /home Keep that tarball in a safer place, while you get done with clean install.
Then tar vxfz home.tgz man tar for more info. Regards -------- Muhammad Faisal Rauf Danka Head of GemSEC / Chief Technology Officer Gem Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd. web: www.gem.net.pk Key Id: 0x784B0202 Key Fingerprint: 6F8C EDCF 6C6E 06A5 48D7 6A20 C592 484B 784B 0202 --- Tobias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi! > >How do I copy my 'home' dir the easiest way? When I try to copy it as root I >get some error msg of diffrent kinds. >All I wanna do is a backup of my personal files so I can make a clean install. > >Regards >Tobias > > > >-- >redhat-list mailing list >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _____________________________________________________________ --------------------------- [ATTITUDEX.COM] http://www.attitudex.com/ --------------------------- _____________________________________________________________ Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get [EMAIL PROTECTED] w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list