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Old 08-13-2009
coping files from unix to windows
hey all,
i have a unix computer and a windows os computer connected in the same local network

i want to copy the etc folder to the windows computer so if my unix computer's hard disk rashes i can restore it from my windows computer.

my first problem is i'm kinda lame with unix...i know some very basic stuff....but other than that....

my second problem is i'm able to connect to the unix machine through i program called "putty" though i only get the terminal window and cant copy the files through this programm.

i've tried opening a ftp on the run command on windows using the
//ip address
but didnt succeed

can you guys help me?
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Old 08-13-2009
Install psftp on your PC - it is another PuTTy companion program, download from the same site as PuTTy.

Warning: DOS and windows mess up UNIX files, do don't ever mess with files on the PC - the files you want to put back on unix later.

Your best bet is to tar the directory, then copy the tarfile to windows.
as root on unix:
Code:
tar -cvf myetc.tar  /etc

then psftp the myetc.tar file back to windows.

Look around the forum for more help on tar. Also, I'm sure that just saving /etc is never going to save your bacon if the unix box croaks. Maybe make some things easier later on. You should make a full backup. The only way to fly.
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Old 08-14-2009
If you are gonna do this on a regular basis, I would recommend you look into setting up rsync. Plenty of google resources out there on how to do this.
# 4  
Old 08-14-2009
Hi.

You won't go a long way to recovering your UNIX system just by backing up /etc.

You should invest in and investigate implementing a backup / disaster recovery policy.
 
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