On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Odhiambo Washington <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> Diagnostics - Backup/Restore only handles configuration backup. I am
> talking about the BSD dump/restore for the whole disk - if that elaborates
> my needs.
>

What it does not handle when restoring a config backup to a new
installation?



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> On 4 May 2013 17:20, Jim Spaloss <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> But they are included.
>>
>> Look under Diagnostics - Backup/Restore. This feature has been there
>> since M0n0wall, although it's functionality has been enhanced in pfSense.
>> On May 4, 2013 5:32 AM, "Odhiambo Washington" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Again, at the risk of being so uninformed, I'd like to ask why
>>> dump/restore are not part of pfSense.
>>> Would the inclusion increase the distro size beyond expectations?
>>>
>>> I am thinking that I could use dump/restore to create several
>>> instances/installs of pfSense without necessarily having to go on an
>>> installation/customization spree for packages.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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