[olug] Ghost and Linux servers

K.J. Kirwan kjk_elec at ix.netcom.com
Sun Nov 9 16:59:15 UTC 2003


Would g4u (ghost 4 unix) help you? 

g4u (ghost 4 unix) - Freshmeat:
http://freshmeat.net/projects/g4u/?topic_id=137%2C147%2C253
g4u (ghost 4 unix) - Homepage:
http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/


OBrien, Timothy (Omaha Linux Users Group - OLUG) wrote:

><quote who="Jay Swackhamer">
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>>What point are you at?
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>>Are you looking for a way to backup/restore or just to
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>For my operation, I need to create an image on the server and/or on the
>second HD I installed in the system so when the end user FUBAR the current
>install I can reinstall the default image and I am done.
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>>or
>>1. boot from a Linux CD
>>2. nfs mount the server DIR
>>3. partition/mount the workstation drive
>>4. untar the image from the server
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>How much space does a tar take? Or, how much does tar compress the files?
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