* Raffaele Sandrini <rasa2@gmx.ch> [2001.10.19 20:40:46+0200]: > I i'm womndering how i can manage it to get ALL of the data from my Linux > partition to the new system WITHOUT LOOSING ANY PERMISSION AND FILE DATA. I > must be over the LAN. I can't change HDDs. I think that NFS is not good for > that... due permission problems. is it possible to generate a "tar pipe" over > thet net or something? from the old host to the new one: cd /home/mydata; tar cfz - . \ | ssh me@otherhost '(cd /where/to/store; tar xfz -)' from the new one to the old one. cd /where/to/store; \ ssh me@myoldhost '(cd /home/mydata; tar cfz - .)' | tar xfz better yet: rsync -avutP -e ssh me@myoldhost:/home/mydata/ me@otherhost:/where/to/store don't forget the trailing slash after mydata/ in the rsync case. if rsync craps out, just restart it. it'll pick up where it left off. permissions preserved thanks to -a substitute ssh for rsh if you have to or if you are suicidal -- or if the network is secure and you want more speed. -- martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; net@madduck i'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
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