Hi all,
I have to do a complete restore of a Debian server from one of our
backup tapes. The whole server was rendered useless due to a sysadmin
mishap and has since been rebuilt. If possible I would like to restore
the server exactly the same as it was before the mishap. So basically I
would just like any comments on the method that I plan to use to rebuild
it. If anyone can think of any issues that I have overlooked, or has any
suggestions about my method than these would be very appreciated.

My thoughts:
-rebuild the box with same Debian install and same partitioning (already
done).
-build Amanda and then restore all the data to an empty directory. (are
there any issues with restoring from a fresh install of Amanda?
Obviously there will be no index files on the debian server)
-boot the box into rescue mode from the CD. (mount HDD's etc)
-copy the data to root level and put in to all relevant partitions.
-chroot to HDD and run lilo. (to reset the boot record).
-reboot box and keep fingers crossed.

Is there anything that I am overlooking. Any easier ways to do this?

All comments are graciously accepted.

Chris Freeman

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