would this be ok to make a Backup from the system? Code: cd / tar -czplf backup.tar.gz --atime-preserve * mkisofs -o backup.iso backup.tar.gz Or are messages like this: Code: tar: Socket var/lib/named/dev/log ignoriert tar: Socket var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock ignoriert tar: Socket var/run/courier/authdaemon/socket ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/rewrite ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/bounce ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/defer ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/trace ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/verify ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/proxymap ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/smtp ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/relay ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/error ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/local ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/virtual ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/lmtp ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/anvil ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/maildrop ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/uucp ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/ifmail ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/bsmtp ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/private/scalemail-backend ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/public/cleanup ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/public/flush ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/public/showq ignoriert tar: Socket var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd/mux ignoriert tar: Fehler beim Beenden, verursacht durch vorhergehende Fehler. teeling me, this backup isn't complete?
These are just sockets, no regular files. That's normal, don't worry about it. BTW, did you have a look at the "Backup" tutorials on HowtoForge? http://www.howtoforge.com/taxonomy_menu/1/34 Might be interesting for you.
