From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Aug 17 15:51:32 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
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 A16D216A4DE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:51:32 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wash@wananchi.com)
Received: from ns2.wananchi.com (ns2.wananchi.com [62.8.64.4])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B49A643D46
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:51:25 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from wash@wananchi.com)
Received: from wash by ns2.wananchi.com with local (Exim 4.63 #0 (FreeBSD
	4.11-STABLE)) id 1GDk9R-000P1y-CL by authid <wash>
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:51:21 +0300
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:51:21 +0300
From: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Message-ID: <20060817155121.GA93194@ns2.wananchi.com>
Mail-Followup-To: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com>,
	freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
X-Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this message,
	where not explicitly attributed otherwise, are mine alone!.
X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.12 (2006-07-14)
X-Designation: Systems Administrator, Wananchi Online Ltd.
X-Location: Nairobi, KE, East Africa.
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14
Subject: Mounting a snapshot of a file system
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:51:32 -0000

Hi all,

I believe that this might be possible..

I have created a snapshot of a filesystem and moved it to a remote host:

dump -L0af - / | ssh remote_host 'gzip > snapshot.gz'

Now I have the file snapshot.gz on the remote host.

Two questions:

1. How can I mount this snapshot and access its contents?
2. How can I use this snapshot to create another system (a clone)?

Thank you for today ;)



-Wash

http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php

--
+======================================================================+
    |\      _,,,---,,_     | Odhiambo Washington    <wash@wananchi.com>
Zzz /,`.-'`'    -.  ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd.   www.wananchi.com
   |,4-  ) )-,_. ,\ (  `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9  +254 20 313922
  '---''(_/--'  `-'\_)     | GSM: +254 722 743223   +254 733 744121
+======================================================================+

Quigley's Law:
	Whoever has any authority over you, no matter how small, will
atttempt to use it.