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.

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--- 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
>
>
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