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From: kepowers@mbunix.mitre.org (Powers)
Subject: Re: general warning on Ultrix 4.2 (preinstalled)
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Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 17:34:57 GMT

>> MORAL: Just as a side note, (word to the wise and all that...) is that after 
>> you get Ultrix (or any unix) up and running, IMMEDIATELY do a full backup.
>> No matter how slow a restore is, a full install is even slower!
>
>I've never figured out how to make a bootable backup. Without that, you would
>have to do an install in this situation anyway.

No you wouldn't.  You would need to boot from tape and then restore
from backup.

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