Why would you use: 1.) ssh server "cat /home/partition.img" \ |sudo dd of=/dev/hda over 2.) ssh server "dd if=/home/partition.img" | dd of=/dev/hda I found # 1.) in a book _______________________________________________ nflug mailing list nflug at nflug.org http://www.nflug.org/mailman/listinfo/nflug