Bug Hunter wrote:
>
> I have a project in which I need to set up linux (we will be using
> mandrake) on a machine, and the other identical machines will be cloned
> from that hard drive.
>
> Can I use DD to clone the entire hard drive? What if the drives are
> different sizes? Will it clone a 1 gig to a 2 gig drive?
>
> thanks!
> bug
dd takes extremely long time
i used sfdisk to make partition on new hd automatically
and regular tar to restore files.
You should also check parted it supposedly can copy partitions.
