[olug] Ghost and Linux servers

[Jay Swackhamer]

You can use Gzip/Bzip in addition to tar(tar by itself doesnt compress)
i.e.
tar cvfz /mnt/backup/filename.tar *
or
tar cvfj /mnt/backup/filename.bz2 *

This works well for fat32 filesystems ,and while there is capability for
writing to ntfs partitions through linux, but you have to do a chkdsk
afterward usually.

One way to help you be able to fix/support systems, is to setup all
machines with a dual-boot linux/windows, with the filesystem being fat32
on the win side.
Then when the user FUBARs the system, you can call in and have them select
Linux from the boot menu, ssh into the machine, restore it, and then let
them reboot..............

>
> <quote who="Jay Swackhamer">
>> What point are you at?
>>
>> Are you looking for a way to backup/restore or just to
> [snipped]
>
> 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.
>
> [snipped]
>> 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
> [snipped]
>
> How much space does a tar take? Or, how much does tar compress the files?
>
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