[ubuntu-uk] Corrupted User Accounts?

[Philip Stubbs]

On 20 December 2010 15:34, Kris Douglas <krisdouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
> To do this, I would use
>
> cp /etc/shadow /home/<username>/shadow.bak
> cp /etc/passwd /home/<username>/passwd.bak
>
> then archive home
>
> tar -pczf home.tar.gz /home/<myusername>
>
> then move our files onto a USB device
>
> cp /home/home.tar.gz /media/<usb drive name>
>
> I'm sure there are better tutorials out there, but It's something to look at.

or:-
$ sudo apt-get install backup-manager

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Philip Stubbs