Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 22:29:18 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tar disaster recovery questions Message-ID: <199811090429.WAA07505@n4hhe.ampr.org> In-Reply-To: Message from mike@sentex.net (Mike Tancsa) of "Mon, 09 Nov 1998 01:59:54 GMT." <36464af7.634731896@mail.sentex.net>
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Mike Tancsa writes: > Using tar, I find the following switches a little more useful > > tar -p -l -c -f /dev/nrst0 / > tar -p -l -c -f /dev/nrst0 /usr > tar -p -l -c -f /dev/nrst0 /var > and so on... > > This backups the data onto tape in separate sections so you can > quickly fast forward to the required section Think -p is do-nothing when creating the original tape. I do similar to the above but generally only bother to do /etc, /var, and /home. If I have a real disaster would rather reinstall OS from the CD(s). /var/db/pkg lists the optional packages so I'd know what to reinstall from ports. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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