On Mon, 2006-04-03 at 11:47 -0700, Dan Nicholson wrote:
> On 4/3/06, Brandin Creech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > And tar works for me, so...
>
> Do you have any experience using the incremental backup features of
> GNU tar? I read the info pages for a while one day, but got bogged
> down in
Yea seperating Data and OS is a must when doing backups. Makes the OS
one faster too :P. Usually i have my home and /usr/local on diffrent
parttions and have 3 backups. One for data one for user instaled
programs and one for base OS.
Usually i make a Basic backup of the LFS system before i mov
On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 09:31:39AM -0700, Brandin Creech wrote:
>
> The most important detail on UNIX filesystems is to make sure the file
> metadata like permissions are saved. For example, if you put your filesystem
> on an ISO9660 volume without Rock Ridge extensions, then you'll lose the
> per
On Sun, 2 Apr 2006, Dan McGhee wrote:
> There are also "back ups" and actually creating a backup. In thinking about
> all of this I have generated the following questions:
>
> 1. What are the pros and cons of creating an actual back up with something
> like AMANDA or DAR vs copying the / direct
On Monday 03 April 2006 00:26, Dan McGhee wrote:
> Well, it's time to make sure that I don't lose my BLFS system and to
> clean up (re-partition) my hard drive. There seems to be a number of
> ways of "backing up" the system and I'm looking for opinions on the
> various options. [I've also read m
Well, it's time to make sure that I don't lose my BLFS system and to
clean up (re-partition) my hard drive. There seems to be a number of
ways of "backing up" the system and I'm looking for opinions on the
various options. [I've also read myself cross-eyed and am suffering
from a slight touch
