[ale] Ghost for Linux

[Jonathan Glass]

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Jonathan Glass

On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 16:20, Brian MacLeod wrote:
> > is there a way to exclude directories when using dd?  i 
> > wouldn't want to image the "restore points" if i could help it.
> 
> > preston
> 
> That's part of the trade off with using dd this way.  You're taking a
> snapshot of the partition and any file system on it.  Excluding files
> would require reading the file system and pumping that out to an
> appropriate piece of software (like tar).  
> 
> Fortunately, I don't have many XP machines to take care of, and they
> behave well enough with the points copied.  I will also admit this
> process can be slow, but I've found it invaluable for forensics, since
> it produces exact copies.
> 
> Brian
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> Brian MacLeod
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> Gwinnett University Center Technology Services
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