Need Urgent Help

[Matthew Galgoci]

> Matthew Galgoci wrote:
> >>Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 10:21:37 -0500
> >>From: Michael Horton <Michael.Horton at acntv.com>
> >>Reply-To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
> >>To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
> >>Subject: Re: Need Urgent Help
> >>
> >>man tar
> >>
> >>please read the sunamangers faq.
> >>
> >>Sudip Niyogi wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hello,
> >>> 
> >>>I am comparitively new to System Administration, I have been asked to 
> >>>take a backup of the /home directory using tar and burn the tarball on a 
> >>>DVD.
> >>> 
> >>>Can somebody please tell me how should I do this? Also can I tar the 
> >>>/home when users are working on their respective home folders?
> > 
> > 
> > Editor's note: I let this post through even though this person is not subscribed.
> > 
> > Michael, maybe we need such a faq put together for this list. You want to draft a 
> > strawman and post it for comments?
> > 
> sorry...i thought i resonding to a different message.
> (too little coffee, too much work, too little me.)

Your point still stands :) My intent in creating this list was to create a professional forum.

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Matthew Galgoci
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