Rick Stevens wrote:
Or (on the existing system):
# cd / # tar cvpP -x /dev -x /proc -f /dev/st0 *
And on the new system, install the the system and
# tar xvpPkf /dev/st0
It's clunky, but it works--assuming the new system is already bootable.
Yup. Sure is.
Hi Rick,
This may actually work..
Just one issue unless I am missing something..
In the restore you used a "k" option to keep existing files and not overwrite them.. Does this mean that for example all the existing files in /etc would not be restored? which would mean all user accounts and custom settings would not be available on the new drive.. Also all logs /var/log/* would not be restored either..
I guess they would have to be restored manually.. :(
Later..
