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I recommend creating a backup file per file system with -l or
--one-file-system using a relative path.

	(cd /  ; tar cjvlf tarfile1.bz2 ./)
	(cd /usr ; tar cjvlf tarfile2.bz2 ./)

makes it easier to install from bare metal.


On Wed, 2005-01-19 at 12:46, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> I'm trying to create a file system backup using 'tar -cjpsvf
> /bu/full.tar.bz2 /bin /boot /opt /home ...'.  When I extract the files
> they are all owned by root.  Should I use the '--same-owner' option on
> extraction?
> 
> Chris
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