Steve Blackwell wrote:
Are any of the common linux backup utilities, eg Amanda or Backup-pc, selinux aware? Do they need to be? In other words, if I backup a file with a particular set of selinux attributes using one of these utilities, delete the file and then restore it, will the restored file have the correct attributes? I read somewhere on the selinux wiki that there was a special backup utility required but I can't find that page again.
Tar previously didn't support extended attributes (xattr) so star was needed but in newer version tar does so a special utility isn't required. I am not sure if any of the regular backup utilities do support xattr either.
Rahul