Any way to just back up everything as you have it? Make multiple CD's? So you have sort of like a linux restore disk with everything working good. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rafael Skodlar" <raffi@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:55 AM Subject: Re: backing up my red hat linux on to cdr? > You might find a starting point with the following scripts: > > http://www.linwin.com/sysadmin/bin/clone.scsi and > http://www.linwin.com/sysadmin/bin/cp_disk > > One is for scsi and the second for ATA drives. Make sure you edit the > files before you execute them or you might destroy your data. > > If you are going to keep the old drive around make backup of critical > files only. There is no need to backup binaries you installed from the > CD or Internet. You only need to backup config info from /etc. > > I backup only a portion of my home directory with the following script: > > http://www.linwin.com/sysadmin/bin/my.backup > > Check the script to see which directories and files get backed up and > where. The script gives you an idea how to create CD image to backup > your files if the total is less than the size of CD. Adapt to your > needs. No need to backup deb, rpms, etc. that can be downloaded from > the internet. I do create 2 files with the tree information about > all files I have in my home dir. That way it's easy to go back on the > internet and download them again. > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 10:27:10PM -0700, hank wrote: > > hello I am a linux new be > > I am running red hat 9 > > > I got everything the way I like it but am going to be putting linux on > > a new drive and I also want to image my linux drive so I can restore > > it on my drive and so I can also have a back up > > how can I do this? > > thanks > > hank > > -- > Rafael > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list