Back up data in Rescue mode

[M.K]

Thanks, Les Mikesell
Excellent response,  I will try it and  let you know.
Mkohan


On 3/19/06, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 2006-03-19 at 22:48, M.K wrote:
>
> > I have stand alone server(FC2)
> > Could you tell me more detail instructions to copy my data to
> > a USB and  with ssh  to another server.
>
> I'm not sure if rescue mode will recognize a USB disk or
> not. If it does, it should show up as /dev/sda1.  You can
>   mkdir /tmp/usb
>   mount /dev/sdb1 /tmp/usb
> then copy things there.  If the USB drive has a FAT filesystem
> you'll lose some of the file attributes (ownership, modes, etc.)
> and may have problems with some filenames if you copy the files
> directly, so it might be better to use a tar archive.  For that,
> cd to the directory you want to save and:
> tar -czvf /tmp/usb/my-tar.tgz .
> (that last '.' specifies the current directory).
>
> For rsync over ssh to another system you would let rescue
> mode active your network, chroot to /mnt/sysinstall as it
> suggests, then cd to the directory you want to save and:
> rsync -essh -av . othermachine:/path/to/directory
> It should prompt for the root password on the other machine,
> then copy the files.
>
> >
> >         > my data are on local  directory.
> >         > How could I login in as a root  to see my local dir.
> >         > -result With "ls" command in shell prompt:
> >         >  bin             etc           linuxra             mnt
> >         > oldtmp
> >         >         sbin                 sys                usr
> >         >  dev              lib
> >         > lost+fund            modules          proc
> >         >         selinux         temp             var
> >
> >         If rescue mode was able to find your partitions and
> >         mount them normally and you followed the instructions
> >         with the 'chroot' command, everything should appear
> >         in it's usual locations from your shell prompt.  That
> >         is, if your files are in your home directory it would
> >         be /home/your_login.
> >
> > I don't know how find those directories.
> > Do I need to login in shell mode? if response is yes  with which
> > command?
>
> You should be logged in as root already in rescue mode.  You
> need to 'chroot /mnt/sysinstall' when it tells you.  That puts
> you at the root (/) of your installed system.  From there just
> cd to the directory you want.  Use pwd (print working directory)
> to confirm where you are and ls to list the files there.  You
> can cd with an absolute path (starting with /) or if you omit
> the leading / the directory you specify is relative to your
> current position.
>
> --
>   Les Mikesell
>    lesmikesell at gmail.com
>
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