From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Masover Subject: Re: Protect/Backup Encrypted FS Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 23:14:40 -0500 Message-ID: <425756B0.10508@slaphack.com> References: <200504051448.55893.shakim@bluebottle.com> <200504091156.28552.shakim@bluebottle.com> <42573D9E.1050308@nauticom.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <42573D9E.1050308@nauticom.net> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: "Chester R. Hosey" Cc: Shannon , reiserfs-list@namesys.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQIVAwUBQldWsHgHNmZLgCUhAQLl6xAAknNiQNnICo1pmxkp1GM+/jtvcisV9erT nmCH1BZ5RS5nRmt3ytagpjTdes7SY5kfyMH1Soon/uuu7hEriTGdzGlxsBqzOKqk +AI40cXJw+HLG/y6+uhF++WochXOxFF3Xm6dKEQv576dUn1V8qKPP05GuUvVOUuX 77ImKJUkKqYG42v6Z0zPNrXlMGbRZbaT7kdrvznfCnzFQmAgkjXz70tafOUoMW+d X192dY7BlqNxKCgm1duWJoOrfuj4QmpDVDzWM941jUupQ9duAVnwqmIBAzxRw5c1 x1tm4hX8F4ua6rr5Qm3mVJ66F+Pg3a3QpYTR01qLD7+Wl4h1B1Ra1mn8811FWXlr X1d2W+xEUM6nRaJ/VbKVsBQRiPd5HCHly0fa0NIWTzdGg7M7k7/WM2xbABgGnZBo ZgFfQ790LxFNo1mMOGqAF3jzisPR3AW1w4K4AleC4TgM7bP8sZS3Wpu84MWyl+I0 jMGqgo9g6zksJeKEkeEMz9noQIClJTlYFVUtDgz8wMjqDJKnPtrD31uFeVOcVYIS lZnkvPampT2GcsxkWUR95Iyd5STUqEWbNKBiXZit0nQE0YWi5fWkhYMGnGgIfdfB NvCDFhfwfIl/IwAz1OMRlIgA+ydT/YO1JjdMawzkBuVNxT/1e6/iMzQTBsaVN4ZC boAxZ5Zd/rk= =4oEh -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----