On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, Thorsten Schacht wrote: > Hey guys, > > I'd like to take a full backup of our email server. Is it possible to > clone the current server (postfix, spamassassin, qpopper...) to another > clean system to have it ready if the current one fails?
Yes. In fact we offer that to our customers as a service, in the event of disaster or machine failure. You'll want to use chroot to "run" the backed up instance. -Chuck -- http://www.quantumlinux.com Quantum Linux Laboratories, LLC. ACCELERATING Business with Open Technology "The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit." - FDR -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html