"Erik P. Olsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> kirjoitti viestissä news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Timo Neuvonen wrote: > > "Erik P. Olsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> kirjoitti viestissä > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> I have a laptop running W2K which has received the "blue screen of > >> death". > >> In > >> order to recover properly I need information from that system. > >> Information > >> which > >> is on my back-up files. How do I restore the relevant files to my linux > >> system > >> so that my read this information? > >> > > While running restore, put "client" to point to your Linux system > > instead of > > W2k. > > > Thanks. Amazing! I was of the conviction that it was impossible to do. But > now I > have it all on Linux and have no problems doing the rest of the recovery. > > > On the other hand, what information do you need? If you re-install W2k, > > to > > install Bacula client to the system you won't need other information but > > director passwd that you already can find from bacula-dir.conf > > The information I miss is various software keys and I didn't want to > reinstall > W2K just to get the keys :-) >
Off-topic: In that case, a faster approach might have been booting your dead W2k with some live-CD Linux to crawl thru the W2k filesystem (provided you had had a suitable cd at your hands). Of course, doing it with Bacula was also a good test to see that your backup system has really been working. -- TiN ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
