How do I create a backup image of my server?

[Tom Mckay]

man you guys call yourselves linux users....
to back up a partition to an external hard drive...

sudo cat /dev/sda1 | /media/disk1/backup.img

then to restore the backup... boot a live cd and mount the external
drive. then run

sudo cat /media/disk1/backup.img | /dev/sda1


On Dec 2, 2007 6:57 PM, R. Wood <rw at ncf.ca> wrote:
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> Allegedly, on Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 06:24:38PM -0500, Jay Stapleton stated:
> > Richard Pullano wrote:
> > > I just installed Mondo on 7.10 and I cannot seem to find the program
> > > now to try it out  :-(
> > > Richard
> >
> > `mondoarchive` from the command-line
> >
> > -Jay.
>
> One command-line trick that is useful in this kind of situation is:
>   dpkg -L mondo | less
> This will output (mnemonic: 'List') all the files that are installed
> when you install the package.
>
> Sometimes an even faster way to locate the executable programs contained
> in the package is:
>   dpkg -L mondo | grep bin
>
> If there is more than one, or if you are still not sure, try this:
>   dpkg -L mondo | grep man
> This will usually output the manpage(s) contained in the package so you
> can use them to obtain further information about how to use the program
> you just installed.
>
> HTH,
> Have Fun with GNU/Linux,
> Raymond
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Tom McKay