as a normal user do this: tar cvzf /path-to-backup-file-and name /home/your home directory so, on my machine my home dir is dale and I put my backups on a seperate partition called data. this is what the above command looks like: tar cvzf /data/dale.tar.gz /home/dale hope this helps.. On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 16:29, Bernd Kunze wrote: > On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 22:08, Tobias 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 > > > My way of backing up things is to rsync it to a partition on a different > hard disk: > > rsync --delete -rv /home /mnt/backup/hal > > Bernd > > > > > > -- > > Psyche-list mailing list > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- http://www.winsweptrottweilers.com ICQ# 55846749 Registered Linux user #191829 A Cherokee Prayer: Oh Great Spirit, Help me always to speak the truth quietly, to listen with an open mind when others speak and to remember the peace that may be found in silence. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
