Exercise 35: Thrifty Constructors


To do the backup as requested, follow these steps:

1.

Log in as root and start YaST.

2.

Choose System and System Backup.

3.

Click Profile Management and choose Add; then enter a name for the new profile, such as fullsys.

4.

Click OK.

5.

The Archive Settings, shown in Figure 4.34, appears.

Figure 4.34. Configure the backup.


6.

Enter a backup name (using an absolute path), make certain that the archive type is set to a tar variety, and then click Next.

7.

At the File Selection window, leave the default options and click Next.

8.

Leave the Search Constraints as they are and click OK.

9.

At the main YaST System Backup dialog, click Start Backup. After several minutes of reading packages, the backup will begin.

NOTE

As an administrator, you should now verify that the backup can be restored. This should be done after making a backup and before shutting down the system.

10.

To shut the system down after the backup, close all applications on the server, and then choose Run Command from the KDE kicker. Enter init 0, and the system will begin an orderly shutdown.



NovellR Linux Certification Practium Lab Manual
NovellR Linux Certification Practium Lab Manual
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Year: 2004
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