On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:00:38 -0500, Marty wrote: > For cloning root filesystem drives I use a small script that > performs an rsync backup followed up by fixups to the /dev directory, > /etc/fstab, and /etc/lilo.conf and then runs lilo -r to make the backup > bootable. (A similar approach could be used for grub.) The script runs in a > few minutes if I disable rsync checksumming. > > Here is the entire script, which uses /dev/hda1 as my backup root drive: > > mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 > time rsync -vxaHD --delete / /mnt/hda1/ > rsync -xaHD --delete /dev/ /mnt/hda1/dev/ > cp -a /etc/fstab.hda1 /mnt/hda1/etc/fstab > cp -a /etc/lilo.conf.hda1 /mnt/hda1/etc/lilo.conf > rm -rf /mnt/hda1/dev/.udevdb > lilo -r /mnt/hda1 > umount /dev/hda1 > > This script presumes that udev is installed. For it to work, I have to > manually > maintain /etc/fstab.hda1 and /etc/lilo.conf.hda1.
Thanks Marty, your rsync switch is the most comprehensive one I've seen. Just FYI, when cloning the root partition, there are directories that don't need to copy over, like /tmp, /proc. So you may want to add --exclude switches to your script next time. Further, with modern Linux that uses udev, like what you are using, the /dev and /sys don't need to be copied either. You can --exclude them as well. Moreover, you may want to reconsider whether you want to clone /var/cache/apt/archives next time. The point is that I don't want to clone more than necessary. Does anyone know if there will be any side effects if I don't clone the following directories? /var/autofs /var/backups /var/cache /var/chroot /var/db /var/games /var/local /var/lock /var/log /var/mail /var/run /var/spool /var/state /var/sys /var/tmp thanks -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
