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+====== Making a backup ======
+===== Tips =====
+  * Everytime that a configuration file is edited, make a symlink to it from a configuration backup directory.
+  * Backup the configuration backup directory, your homes, /usr/local, /var, using rdiff-backup. Check for /opt and /srv .
+===== Using netcat (nc) =====
+==== Making a backup ====
+  * In client:
+  cat /dev/yourharddrive | nc server_ip server_port
+  * In server:
+  nc -l -p port | tar -xzf backup_file.tar.gz
+==== Restoring the backup ====
+  * In client:
+  nc -l -p 6666 | zcat > /dev/your_harddrive
+  * In server:
+  nc -q 1 ip_client_machine 6666< imagefile.img.gz
 ====== Procedure to recover from your backup ======
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   * Restore from the backup /etc/mysql/debian.cnf
   * Restart mysql-server twice (second time, you should not get an error)