Re: Cloning a Debian system
Here is a quick way I do it.
lets say you put in a spare hard drive at /dev/hdc
make the filesystems you want on /dev/hdc (at least on for the / partition)
and leave room for the swap partition.
now mount your filesystems together off of say /mnt
now 'find / -xdev -print | cpio -p -admuV /mnt'
The -xdev means find wont descend directories on other filesystems.
so if you have /usr on another partition it wont copy it. you'll need to run
'find /usr -xdev -print | cpio -p -admuV /mnt' to copy it. The bonus here
is it also wont copy /mnt... now that would make a mess :)
also note the V in -admuV tells cpio to print one '.' per file copied take
it out if you want.
cd to /mnt/etc/ and fix the fstab file to your new setup and off you go.
This may not be complete instructions but it should take you 99% there.
I probably dont need to say this but:
_always_ be careful doing anything as root and read the man pages
to understand what you are doing.
--Udjat
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Gregory Guthrie wrote:
» I have setup a small Debian Linux system as a router, is there an easy way
» to "clone" this? I.e. to create copies of it on similar machines. Ee need
» them in pairs for WAN links between segments (EN-PPP-EN).
»
» E.g. a small boot to an LRP* or recovery disk, and a tftp, or, ....?
»
» Now we have to take disks to a system with a CDROM, or move a CDROM around,
» etc.. ich!
»
» Thanks.
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» *http://www.psychosis.com/linux-router/
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» College of Science and Technology
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