Re: Protect/Backup Encrypted FS

[David Masover <ninja@slaphack.com>]

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Chester R. Hosey wrote:
> What configuration? I'm not really sure what you're asking, which means
> that it's difficult to formulate an answer. People on this list are
> generally very willing to help, but their ability to help is limited by
> how much information you give about what you're looking to do.
> 
> As far as backing up a partition and restoring that backup, use tar. GNU
> tar (which is almost certainly the default on GNU/Linux systems) is
> quite full-featured and should be able to serve your needs.

Rsync if you've got a networked computer.  dd if you've got a spare
drive/partition exactly the size of the one you want to back up.
GmailFS if you want a free offline backup solution (~2GB)

> If you're asking how to inform a GNU/Linux system about partitions you
> want to have mounted, you're probably looking for the /etc/fstab file.
> Try "man fstab" to see the manual page, and examine your current
> /etc/fstab to see what partitions the operating system knows about (with
> respect to filesystem type, where to mount by default, whether to mount
> on boot, etc.).

The issue was crypto, I think.

> If this hasn't provided you with the information you need to find an
> answer, perhaps you could try a bit more specifically. Describe the
> situation in which you find yourself, and what you hope to be able to
> do. Bonus points are awarded if it's a question specific to ReiserFS, as
> this is the topic of this list.

Indeed.  And if you're having trouble figuring out how to ask your
question, you should probably try an IRC channel.  I know that #gentoo
on irc.freenode.net is very active and good at helping people with
Gentoo Linux, or at least redirecting them to an appropriate channel.

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