On Tue, Jun 13, 2000 at 03:50:56AM -0700, James wrote:
-> I'm trying to find the best method for backing up my vital files from my
-> server to a writable CD.  I am using Mandrake 7.02 and I am wondering if
-> there is a common procedure for backing up things like pop3 mail users,
-> settings, linux configuration, or any other thing I can't think of right
-> now. 
-> 
-> Manually selecting files to back up is very tedious, and I'm hoping
-> there is a better way to do this.. and even if I wanted to back up my user
-> settings (like users that only have pop3 accounts) manually, I wouldn't
-> know how to do this while maintaining their status.  How do I do that?
-> 
-> Thanks.
-> 
-> james


cp -r /etc /mnt/cd

should get a lot of it. Anything else, of course, you will still have to
hand select.


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