dd is fine unless you have a running database, like with Snort. You'd have
to employ some sort of a dump and then dd.


On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Mehma Sarja <[email protected]> wrote:

> This is the perfect opportunity for *someone* to write one.
>
>
> On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Odhiambo Washington <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> Diagnostics - Backup/Restore only handles configuration backup. I am
>> talking about the BSD dump/restore for the whole disk - if that elaborates
>> my needs.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4 May 2013 17:20, Jim Spaloss <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> But they are included.
>>>
>>> Look under Diagnostics - Backup/Restore. This feature has been there
>>> since M0n0wall, although it's functionality has been enhanced in pfSense.
>>> On May 4, 2013 5:32 AM, "Odhiambo Washington" <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Again, at the risk of being so uninformed, I'd like to ask why
>>>> dump/restore are not part of pfSense.
>>>> Would the inclusion increase the distro size beyond expectations?
>>>>
>>>> I am thinking that I could use dump/restore to create several
>>>> instances/installs of pfSense without necessarily having to go on an
>>>> installation/customization spree for packages.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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