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ubuntu:cloning_an_ubuntu_server_to_a_virtual_machine_for_testing [2019/05/27 13:47] – dougubuntu:cloning_an_ubuntu_server_to_a_virtual_machine_for_testing [2019/05/27 13:47] (current) – doug
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 ''cd /\\ ''cd /\\
-sudo tar --exclude=/backup.tar.xz --exclude=/dev --exclude=/proc --exclude=/sys --exclude=/run -Jcvpf backup.tar.xz /''+sudo tar ––exclude=/backup.tar.xz ––exclude=/dev ––exclude=/proc ––exclude=/sys ––exclude=/run -Jcvpf backup.tar.xz /''
  
 This may not be the cleanest or safest way to do it, but I was able to do it while the system was live and it was only for testing. Note that I excluded some system directories that don't matter. This may not be the cleanest or safest way to do it, but I was able to do it while the system was live and it was only for testing. Note that I excluded some system directories that don't matter.
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 ''mkdir /tmp/blah\\ ''mkdir /tmp/blah\\
-sudo mount --bind / /tmp/blah\\+sudo mount ––bind / /tmp/blah\\
 cd /tmp/blah\\ cd /tmp/blah\\
 sudo tar -cf dev.tar dev\\ sudo tar -cf dev.tar dev\\
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 ''mkdir /tmp/root\\ ''mkdir /tmp/root\\
-sudo mount --bind / /tmp/root''+sudo mount ––bind / /tmp/root''
  
 On the computer where the backup will be stored: On the computer where the backup will be stored:
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 ''sudo -s\\ ''sudo -s\\
-for f in dev dev/pts proc sys ; do mount --bind /$f /tmp/root/$f ; done\\+for f in dev dev/pts proc sys ; do mount ––bind /$f /tmp/root/$f ; done\\
 chroot /tmp/root\\ chroot /tmp/root\\
 dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc'' dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc''
ubuntu/cloning_an_ubuntu_server_to_a_virtual_machine_for_testing.txt · Last modified: 2019/05/27 13:47 by doug