Re: [cobalt-users] Using CMU to restore sites after attack?

[Jay Summers <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> I am trying to figure out the best way to restore the system.  I've read
>> through the archives and CMU seems to be best way to go.  Could I
>> 
>> use CMU to export all the sites, reinstall the OS and then use CMU to import
>> the sites?
>> 
> Yes.  Be aware that there are sometimes problems with the CMU.  I advise
> creating your own backups of users, sites, email, config files, etc. using tar
> and gzip and moving them off-server in case you need them.

> Do you have a simple way of doing this? Still not very proficient in command
> line stuff. Step by step!

1. SSH into your server
2. su - <enter admin password>
3. cd /home/sites
4. tar cfvRpz site#.tar.gz site#

This will tar up your whole site with the user permissions intact. Type "man
tar" with out the quotes for the tar user manual.

HTH,
j

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