From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 15 08:36:13 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB1B1106564A for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:36:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@larseighner.com) Received: from mail.team1internet.com (mail.team1internet.com [216.110.13.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C6818FC16 for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:36:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from larseighner.com (unknown [216.110.13.100]) by mail.team1internet.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 12AEA16B4A6; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:09:21 -0600 (CST) Received: by larseighner.com (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 lars@larseighner.com; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:06:19 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:05:42 -0600 (CST) From: Lars Eighner X-X-Sender: lars@debranded.6dollardialup.com To: Xn Nooby In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20110215020340.W25772@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What is the best way to image copy a FreeBSD system? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:36:13 -0000 On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Xn Nooby wrote: > Is there an image-copy backup program that understands the UFS > file-system? Or perhaps there is a better solution on FreeBSD? Perhaps I do not understand what you are trying to do, but dump and restore are the only sort-of bulletproof way to backup (copy, clone, move) and restore filesystems. Recipes can be found in the Handbook so you do not have to work out the switches for common tasks for yourself. -- Lars Eighner http://www.larseighner.com/index.html 8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266