Backup Fedora 5 - Linux

zp523444 · #1 01-20-2007

I have a Linux email server(using IMAP4 as email protocol) ,the OS is using Fedora 5, I need to do a backup every month. (I dont have tape drive)

I tar all the volume, ie. /var /home /usr....
with command tar -zcvf home.tar /home.

Then copy all the tar to another media for storage.

Am I correct on my method?

If there is a crash in the future, I will replace the bad harddisk, reinstall Fedora 5, then untar the tar file to every volume.

sysgate · #2 01-22-2007

The approach is correct, tar whatever you need, and copy the tar wherever you want. If you need incremental backup, check rsync

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