From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 3 22:38:54 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27EED16A4CE for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:38:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from out014.verizon.net (out014pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.46]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB86F43D2D for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:38:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from FreeBSD@keyslapper.org) Received: from keyslapper.org ([68.163.177.192]) by out014.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20050103223853.LTHY28388.out014.verizon.net@keyslapper.org> for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:38:53 -0600 Received: by keyslapper.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 58FCD11C6D; Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:38:52 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:38:52 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20050103223852.GC76250@keyslapper.org> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions References: <41D9B9AE.6090700@taborandtashell.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <41D9B9AE.6090700@taborandtashell.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out014.verizon.net from [68.163.177.192] at Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:38:53 -0600 Subject: Re: Best way to back up to CD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:38:54 -0000 On 01/03/05 01:31 PM, Tabor Kelly sat at the `puter and typed: > Hello, > > I would like to start making periodic backups to CD. I know I can make a > tarball, and then create an iso with just that tarball on it, and then > burn that to a cd, but is there a better way? > > Specifically, I have read the into to backups in the Handbook and it > says that dump/restore is superior to tar, but it looks like dump was > only intended for tape drives. Am I reading this right? By tape drive, the docs mean pretty much any device, including (in this case) a flat file. Check dump(8), particularly the -f parameter. >From there, the dump file can be poured into a .iso image and burned to a CD or DVD. Automagically, if you're diligent about keeping blanks in your drive. There were some scripts for automating some of this process floating around once upon a time, I'd sure like to see something like this again - particularly written in perl. If they don't show up in response to this thread, maybe I'll hack some together myself. I'm in the late stages of tweaking a new box out, and once I get amavisd and clamav integrated with postfix, I'll probably be down to the backup process myself. Very timely thread from my POV :) HTH Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ The perversity of nature is nowhere better demonstrated by the fact that, when exposed to the same atmosphere, bread becomes hard while crackers become soft.