[olug] Ghost and Linux servers

[OBrien, Timothy (Omaha Linux Users Group - OLUG)]

<quote who="Jay Swackhamer">
> What point are you at?
>
> Are you looking for a way to backup/restore or just to
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For my operation, I need to create an image on the server and/or on the
second HD I installed in the system so when the end user FUBAR the current
install I can reinstall the default image and I am done.

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> or
> 1. boot from a Linux CD
> 2. nfs mount the server DIR
> 3. partition/mount the workstation drive
> 4. untar the image from the server
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How much space does a tar take? Or, how much does tar compress the files?



-- 
Timothy "Irish" O'Brien
Publicity & Social activities chairperson
Omaha Linux User's Group (OLUG)
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