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Linux/BSD filesystem backup help


blackwaltz
05-11-2008, 13:23
Hi Guys

Trying to backup my data in rescue mode on the servers drive, so then I can just download it locally (as OVH backup FTP doesn't work).

rescue:
rescue: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/ (mount hard disk)
rescue: cd /mnt// (change dir)
rescue:/mnt/#
rescue:/mnt/# tar -cvzPf BKP01.tgz /mnt/ (archive data inside same folder)

= full directory path to which folder I want to archive.

##### output #####
tar: BKP01.tgz: Cannot open: Read-only file system
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

Can someone help me, not sure if i'm doing this correctly >> is it maybe soemthing to do with it been - NTFS read/write filesystem? (as the server had Win Serv 2k3 installed).