On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 15:05, WipeOut wrote: > 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.. I wrote a script to back up a system's user accounts (with passwords) and mail spools. It does not attempt to back up other settings however. You can find it at ftp://people.redhat.com/migrate_users.sh I made it in such a way that you must read the comments inside it before it will work. (HINT). -- Chris Kloiber
