Linux Backup Question

Can I boot from a bootable linux CD in single user mode and do a restore
like ufsrestore in Solaris?

Crusher wrote:
> Can I boot from a bootable linux CD in single user mode and do a restore
> like ufsrestore in Solaris?

If your linux implementation has a dump/restore command then that should
be possible, and you'll find the gory details on the man page. Having
recently done a backup on an old SGI based on my Solaris ufsdump
knowledge, I found that reading the specifics of the man page was really
rather useful: one of those bits of UNIX where no two versions seem to
be *quite* the same so the extra reading pays off.

Pete.
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