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On Wed, 2005-01-19 at 13:56, Stephan Uphoff wrote:
> --preserve on extraction always worked for me.
> 
> 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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