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How to copy FONT folder from usr/lib/x11/font

modology
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Who joined Sept. 11, 2008, 9:22 a.m.
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Wrote the following at May 18, 2010, 8 a.m...

I am backing up my system so I can reinstall the system. I was trying to copy font folder from /usr/lib/X11 via SMB to my windows pc without success. It said PERMISSION DENIED eventhough I was in root account. Changing permission did not help either. Anyone have any idea?

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eMGee
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Wrote the following at May 18, 2010, 8:25 a.m...

Why don't you do a disk dump (via dd ) or just make one or more gzip/bzip2'ed tape archive files of the directories that you need? From there you can transfer it via NFS, CIFS/Samba, FTP and so on.

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porter
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Wrote the following at May 18, 2010, 10:32 a.m...

Yes, don't copy files to a windows file system for a restore on a UNIX box. Put them in a tar, cpio or xfsdump format file.

Else you will lose the file access rights.

modology
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Wrote the following at May 18, 2010, 4:30 p.m...

I only want to backup the font folder, just for now. Any chance you guy can list out what I have to type or to do?

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porter
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Wrote the following at May 19, 2010, 1:57 a.m...

Code:

cd /usr/lib/X11/font

tar cf /tmp/fonts.tar *

Then they are in the /tmp/fonts.tar

modology
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Wrote the following at May 19, 2010, 3:56 a.m...

I did like you instructed but then file font.tar is 0byte when I checked the tmp folder

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porter
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Wrote the following at May 19, 2010, 4:31 a.m...

Really? Did you include the "*"?

Code:

cd /usr/lib/X11/font

pwd

ls -l

tar cvf /tmp/font.tar *