Backup and Restore Operations

A restore from server example follows:

Restore a client's variable files.

Clients known by this server

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brown

Enter client name

[ Type q to quit or ? for help ]

==> brown

Backups for client "brown"

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wednesday

--

Dec

19

10:48

monday

--

Dec

17

09:55

Type name of backup or press RETURN for default of "wednesday" [ Type q to quit ]

==> Return

Restoring backup named "wednesday" .

-Retrieving backup stored on server "morse" .

-"morse" calling "brown": send backup.

-"morse" calling "brown": install backup. Select a type of restore.

1 ... COMPLETE : Return the machine to the state defined by the backup.

........ : ......................................................

2 ... Password : User ids and passwords

3

...

Server

: Centralized backup/restore control files

4

...

Config

: Protocol

and services configuration files

Enter

a restore number

 

[ Type q to quit or ? for

help ]

==> 2

You have selected a "Password" restore.

A "Password" restore will recover these files and directories

IF they existed at the time the backup was made.

-/etc/TIMEZONE

-/etc/group

-/etc/passwd

-/etc/shadow

Do you wish to proceed with a "Password" restore? [y, n, ?, q] y Proceeding with a "Password" restore.

Reading the archive. Please wait ... Done.

Restore complete !!

Restored the following files and directories.

+/etc/TIMEZONE

+/etc/group

+/etc/passwd

+/etc/shadow

Administration

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