Bug 289741 - RFE -- add a useable post install partitioning image backup
Summary: RFE -- add a useable post install partitioning image backup
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Chris Lumens
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
: 650709 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-09-13 18:38 UTC by R P Herrold
Modified: 2013-01-10 04:25 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2008-08-27 19:15:57 UTC
Type: ---
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Description R P Herrold 2007-09-13 18:38:26 UTC
Presently Anaconda emits a record of that it initially installs, and the ks.cfg
which it used.

It would be useful to extend this a tiny bit, to help an admin who is careful to
snap a backup post install of the fresh machine, at minimal space cost, by
adding to the end of installation files laid down, something like this:

for f in $installDeviceList
    dd if=/dev/$f bs=512 count=1 of=/root/partitioning-$f.img

It then becomes possible to recover more effectively with rescue image.

Comment 1 R P Herrold 2008-04-08 18:05:26 UTC
Is any further information needed to advance this bug?  I see it is still in NEW
status?

Comment 2 Jesse Keating 2008-04-08 18:58:19 UTC
Someone to do the work.  Seriously.  (:

Comment 3 Jon Stanley 2008-04-23 20:29:31 UTC
Adding FutureFeature keyword to RFE's.

Comment 4 Chris Lumens 2008-08-27 19:15:57 UTC
This is easily added to the kickstart file by the local admin who will know the specific hardware and location to back these files up to.

Comment 5 Chris Lumens 2011-01-07 20:42:38 UTC
*** Bug 650709 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***


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