[ubuntu-za] NETBOOK CRASH

[frans]

On 10/10/04 08:28 AM, Jonathan Groll wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 10:23:36AM +0200, vincent wrote:
>> On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 08:16 +0200, Jonathan Groll wrote:
>>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 09:43:38AM +0200, vincent wrote:
>>>> It's still unclear to me though as to why 10.04 places a lock on any
>>>> backups made and put in the backup folder in var, while this never
>>>> happened in 8.04?
>>> Please explain why it is necessary to remove any locks? Which program
>>> requires this? Which guide were you following?
>> Ok, when trying to burn my backups from /var/backup to a dvd, using
>> either Brassero or KDE3,they tell me I do not have permission to burn,
>> as the files are owned by root, hence the chown.
>> The program I use to do the original backup to /var/backup, is sbackup.
>>
>> I explain this, although it has nothing to do with my problem, because
>> this is where I first was exposed to the chown command.
> You could try and run k3b as root, by launching k3b as follows: "gksu
> k3b"
Why not change the access right on that folder so that everyone can read 
and view the data? I think you should use "chmod"


>> In this particular instance, what I attempted to do, was copy all backup
>> files of keyopt if you recall, which 10.04 had locked and wouldn't let
>> me copy to a flash drive, unless I changed ownership and that, as they
>> say, is where the trouble started:-)
> And perhaps try and make/burn the backup while keyopt is NOT running
> so that lock files will not be involved.
>
> If you wanted to be extra paranoid about avoiding lock files, create a
> new user account on the system, and logon as that user to make the
> backups, ensuring that your primary 'vincent' user is not logged on at
> the same time.
>
>> As a matter of interest, what method do you use to back up?
>>
> I normally just backup 3 things:
> - my home directory
> - a list of packages that I had installed on the machine.
> - Also, I keep a copy of all my configuration files in /etc in case I
> need to refer to them.
>
> Assuming your wine/keyopt files are installed in your home directory
> it should also be sufficient for you to worry about the same
> things. If the wine files are not in your home directory you'll have
> to make additional provisions for backing them up.
>
> If I wanted to backup the entire system, then I would use a 'live'
> cdrom to mount the filesystem, and use tools like 'tar' to backup the
> machine, but I almost never do that as system reinstalls are so simple
> and easy, especially if you have broadband.
>
> Cheers,
> Jonathan
>