Just need confirmation and possibly input if I have missed something..
I am backing up my data on my Linux system to a DAT tape drive using tar..
The command I have used is "tar --totals -cvf /dev/st0 /home"..
Is this correct? and will it restore the correct permissions of the files if I restore from this backup?
Preserving permissions actually happens in the restoration step. (They are preserved in the tar file.) Be sure to use the p option when restoring the files from tape: tar -xvpf /dev/st0
BTW, be sure the device file for the tape drive exists. Otherwise, you will create a large tar file in the /dev directory. And yes, I know this because I've done it. :)
Andrew Robinson
