[cobalt-users] Tar Files and Password Files

["Randall N." <neptune2011@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Group,

First I apologize for my lack of knowledge regarding
these next two questions, but I am quickly learning my
basic Linux skills.

What command would I issue to tar up a directory while
preserving it's file permissions and excluding any
symbolic links? I attempting to pack up a user's
directory named "awardsju", and I thought "tar -zcfp
awardsjun.tar awardsjun" would do the trick. But I
keep getting an error that there's no such file or
directory.

Also, is it possible to transfer an .htpasswd file
from one server to a new one? If I have a password
file on one server that has

Tarzan:2MpZz8P2/zIXE

then can't this same file be moved over to the other
server?

Thank you for your help and guidance.

Randall N

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