On 12/07/12 01:13, Michael Stowe wrote:
> The short answer is that for a bare metal restore, I first install
> a stock OS, then use BackupPC_tarCreate, restore everything to a
> directory, then use the recovery console to rotate it into place.
> After a reboot, everything's back, including the registry.
Could you clarify a couple of points please?
What do you mean by a "stock OS"? Is that the same version of windows
that was backed up, and installed up to what point? In the past I only
went up to the first reboot from windows, or do you go past that? Do
you also do all windows updates?
Do you think the restore could be done from within a Linux machine
instead of using the recovery console to rotate it into place? I'm
assuming this step is just a "move \windows \windows.old" and a "move
\restore \windows"? Do you restore that windows directory while booted
into the "stock OS"?
> Naturally, I do lose ACLs and whatnot, but aside from a few tweaks,
> the process at least works. I've been considering adding a
> supplemental ACL backup to the routine.
That sounds like a useful idea, but really, what are the ACL's used
for? Is that just additional end-user type of customisation where you
might specify only user X can access folder X, and folder Y is world
read but write by group Z etc... ? ie, is that just a security issue,
or does it prevent the actual OS or applications from working?
Thanks for your work in this area.
Regards,
Adam
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