ET schreef: > Adriano Varoli Piazza wrote: > >> 2006/2/10, Rosemary McGillicuddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>>>> As a side note, it's probably a good idea to copy your entire /home >>>>> folder to an alternate location for safe storage. backups are all >>>>> fine >>>>> and well, but when you're trying to retrieve a one or two files, >>>>> having >>>>> a regular copy is always a fast method. >>>> >>> >>> Again - how is this done please? >> >> >> >> The easy way: >> . open your root folder in nautilus / konqueror / the file manager of >> your choice. > > since in the default install with normal file permissions, you won't > be able to copy enter or read other users /home/~, you might ought to > start off with opening a text console (a.k.a. 'term'), type 'su' > (without the quotes) it will ask for a password, give it the root > users password and then (also without the quotes) type "konqueror". > this will give you a konqueror file manager window with root > permissions, able to read and write to anywhere root could write to.
Konqueror has the nasty habit though to change the file owner when copying (so it will become root). Apart from wanting to keep the dates and symbolic links this is the reason i prefer to tar (and zip) as follows: - open konsole - su - - (enter root password) - tar -pcvzf /home.tgz /home/ (this will create the file home.tgz) - This can be opened with ark or extracted somewhere else with tar (see man tar) I normally open the file with konqueror (ark) and drag the portion i want somewhere where i want to have it. otherwise use the cp command with the -p switch to keep the ownership and dates. Peter ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
