Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:37:51 -0500 From: "Michael Conlen" <meconlen@obfuscated.net> To: "Matthew Rudderham" <matt@cape-breton-island.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: What Are Standard Procedures For System Backup Message-ID: <NFBBJNNKKLIPPJPMCEAPEECOCBAA.meconlen@obfuscated.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103102345400.25440-100000@matt.MUNICH.v-net.org>
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You can dump with the -f filename option to dump to a file, then copy to the windows machine using the file transfer method of choice and burn to CD. -- Groove On Dude Michael Conlen Obfuscated Networking meconlen@obfuscated.net > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Matthew > Rudderham > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 10:53 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: What Are Standard Procedures For System Backup > > > Hi, > I currently administer my FreeBSD 4.0-Release box mostly via SSH since the > monitor died. I was recently looking into doing a CVSup of my sources and > it of course recommended a full backup. Up until now, I'm not proud to > say I've never completed one. What are the standard procedures for > backing up a FreeBSD System? > I have read the handbook sections, however they seem to only > adress tape backup methods, which unfortunately isn't useful to me. I have > a Win machine on my network with a cd burner, and this would be my > preferred method, or a tarball that could be stored on another > machine on the network would also be an option that I could add to > my cron I suppose? Thanks for the help. > > - Matt Rudderham > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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