[nflug] Backup Questions?

[Michael James]

If I have a linux system, and want to create an exact backup on another 
machine...is it as simple at tar the root dir and subdirs, transfer tarball 
to a newly installed linux system (assuming same version) and untar the 
tarball at the root level?  I have a production system that beginning to act 
up hardware wise, so I'd like to have a spare in reserve.  This is not a real 
time backup, as in replication or clustering.  I just need to duplicate the 
original linux system to a different box without spending hours or days 
reconfiguring  or reinstalling the system or software.  Are there certain 
directories that shouldn't be overwritten?  Any caveats? Suggestions?

Michael R. James
jamesm at thundertux.org

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