Hi Dale, Thanks for your advice. Maybe I have not explained clear in my previous email. What I expect to do are 1) Using the 'tar' command to backup the complete hard drive, partition by partition and save it on the slave drive (I have only 3 partitions in the hard drive created automatically at time of installation) 2) Reformat the hard drive including its re-partitioning. I am not going to make a fresh installation of RH8.0 3) Restore/untar the tarball back to its respective partition. At 07:08 AM 2002/11/4 -0500, Dale Kosan wrote: >- snip - >So, say your home directory is /home/stephen we would issue the >following command: tar cvzf /dev/hdc1/stephen.tar.gz /home/stephen > >This will backup your home partition and put it on hdc1 as >stephen.tar.gz. Is it necessary to format the slave drive first because it is in FAT32 >Once you are done re-installing and have the slave drive connected >change over to it and at a prompt issue the following: > >tar xvzf stephen.tar.gz If issue the command on slave drive, will it find its way back to its own partition Thanks Stephen Liu >This will untar the files to the slave drive and you can then copy them >to your main drive. Hope this helps... > > > > t > > >-- > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
