On 01/03/05 01:31 PM, Tabor Kelly sat at the `puter and typed: > Hello, > > I would like to start making periodic backups to CD. I know I can make a > tarball, and then create an iso with just that tarball on it, and then > burn that to a cd, but is there a better way? > > Specifically, I have read the into to backups in the Handbook and it > says that dump/restore is superior to tar, but it looks like dump was > only intended for tape drives. Am I reading this right?
By tape drive, the docs mean pretty much any device, including (in this case) a flat file. Check dump(8), particularly the -f parameter. >From there, the dump file can be poured into a .iso image and burned to a CD or DVD. Automagically, if you're diligent about keeping blanks in your drive. There were some scripts for automating some of this process floating around once upon a time, I'd sure like to see something like this again - particularly written in perl. If they don't show up in response to this thread, maybe I'll hack some together myself. I'm in the late stages of tweaking a new box out, and once I get amavisd and clamav integrated with postfix, I'll probably be down to the backup process myself. Very timely thread from my POV :) HTH Lou -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ The perversity of nature is nowhere better demonstrated by the fact that, when exposed to the same atmosphere, bread becomes hard while crackers become soft. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
