[mdlug] Network backup options

[greenproc]

R. Kannan wrote:
>  "Carl T. Miller" <millerc at cantonpl.org> wrote:
>> Sent: Feb 3, 2007 9:18 PM
>> To: MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
>> Subject: Re: [mdlug] Network backup options
>>
>> greenproc wrote:
>>> You could boot with System Rescue CD, or Knoppix, or even to your desktop
>>> if
>>> it's not too instable, and then scp the partitions to a directory on your
>>> laptop
>>> -- but that won't work unless you're happy to tar and compress once it's
>>> on your
>>> laptop.
>> Actually it is possible to tar it before it arrives at the
>> laptop.  Boot from a Knoppix CD and run the tar command
>> output to ssh.  Something like this:
>>
>> tar cvz / | ssh user at laptop "cat > ~/desktop.tar.gz"
>>
>> Or if you want to copy the entire partition gzipped:
>>
>> gzip /dev/hda1 | ssh user at laptop "cat > ~/desktop.hda1.gz"
>>
> Thanks. Exactly what I was looking for. But one question on the second command. 'man gzip' did not have a whole lot of details on using gzip on a device. How do I write back the contents on a partition like...
> 
> gunzip desktop.hda1.gz /dev/hdb1
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 

You could use partimage instead to backup and compress the partitions from your
desktop.  I do not know how to view/use the files in the partimage compressed
file without using partimage to restore the image to a partition however.

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