Timo Neuvonen wrote: > "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.
Using Bacula was swift and it was really comforting to see how well the latest Bacula works. I have just upgraded from 1.38. -- Erik. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
