I tried to send this to you, Adam, but it bounced saying something about mail refused so I guess I needs reply to the list instead. Silly question here, where can one find this utility? I don't recall seeing dump/restore in the most recent slackware distro. Is it a stand-alone package one installs from a tarball? I've generally been wondering what would be the best way to backup a linux system. I've known about tar but I wondered about other tools like ftape (I think it was) and such. Thanks, <Steve> -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://ld.net/?holmesgrown