1. kde 2. cp -a /etc /mnt/elephant/{systemname}/etc 2b. Repeat 2 as necessary for desired directories (/home/certainusers) Elephant being a Quantum SnapServer 4100 lynn.newton@cox.net wrote: > Group, > I'm taking a quick poll for didactic purposes. If you > are inclined to answer, please tell me in as few > words as possible about your preferences regarding > the following: > > o What GUI environment do you prefer for day-to-day use? > (Which desktop manager + what window manager, or > consoles only, etc.) > > o What do you use for system backups? CD-RW, amanda, > dump, tar archives, RAID, ... > > Please send responses to me directly. The purpose of > the question is not to start a discussion or to seek > proselytizing for one approach over another, but simply > to find out what the small sampling of readers of this > message prefers. > > It's not my intent to post results, either, because it's > not a contest. > > Thanks.