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Specifically, if I install IFL to a running Xubuntu 18.04.3 system, can IFL be used to backup that system while it is running? My first tests produce backups that are not bootable

You can but it should be mounted read-only or unmounted. If being
changed, there could be parts of the file system out of sync. In
general you should do entire drive backup/restore unless you know the
specifics of what you're doing. Also if you are using LVM, you can
create a snapshot and backup the snapshot.

On 1/2/2020 5:52 PM, eoa wrote:
> Specifically, if I install IFL to a running Xubuntu 18.04.3 system, can IFL be used to backup that system while it is running? My first tests produce backups that are not bootable
>
>

TeraByte Support wrote:
> You can but it should be mounted read-only or unmounted.

What is the recommended procedure for doing this?

Unmounted means you don't mount it and mounted read-only means you use
the read only option (ro) when mounting/remounting.

You can also setup to launch via grub
https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/kb/article.php?id=354


On 1/17/2020 1:01 PM, Brian K wrote:
> TeraByte Support wrote:
>> You can but it should be mounted read-only or unmounted.
>
> What is the recommended procedure for doing this?
>
>

I gave up trying to make the Linux Mint root partition Read Only. I have suppressed the Grub boot menu so this is how I've automated a Mint backup. Starting in Mint.

start.sh is...

#! /bin/sh
/home/brian/bjk/336/tbosdt /home/brian/bjk/tbos/IFL-backup/mount-copy.tbs
/home/brian/bjk/tbos/IFL-backup/bootnowu.sh
echo

mount-copy.tbs is...

sub main()
ext("open fs 0: 4 0x3")
ext("del file 0:/scripts/scriptslist.txt --y")
ext("SET TEXTLINE 0:/scripts/scriptslist.txt ^"backup-mint.tbs^"")
ext("close fs 0:")
end sub

bootnowu.sh is...

#! /bin/sh
echo password | sudo -S bjk/bn/bootnowu ifl
echo

backup-mint.tbs is...

sub main()
exec("/tbu/imagel --b --uy --d:{E90B41C7-402F-AF5A-CD98-C75B22480200}@0xC --f:{5E7D3ED2-5C5C-EFFA-3EF5-855B7573FFFF}@0x2:^"/MINT-193^"", 1)
ext("SET TEXTLINE /tbu/boot/scripts/scriptslist.txt ^"*^" -d")
exec("/tbu/scripts/mint.sh")
end sub

mint.sh is...

#! /bin/sh
cd boot/scripts/bn
./bootnowu Mint-Cinn-19.3

Nice, maybe add to scripting too ?

On 1/19/2020 2:56 PM, Brian K wrote:
> I gave up trying to make the Linux Mint root partition Read Only. I have suppressed the Grub boot menu so this is how I've automated a Mint backup. Starting in Mint.
>
> start.sh is...
>
> #! /bin/sh
> /home/brian/bjk/336/tbosdt /home/brian/bjk/tbos/IFL-backup/mount-copy.tbs
> /home/brian/bjk/tbos/IFL-backup/bootnowu.sh
> echo
>
> mount-copy.tbs is...
>
> sub main()
> ext("open fs 0: 4 0x3")
> ext("del file 0:/scripts/scriptslist.txt --y")
> ext("SET TEXTLINE 0:/scripts/scriptslist.txt ^"backup-mint.tbs^"")
> ext("close fs 0:")
> end sub
>
> bootnowu.sh is...
>
> #! /bin/sh
> echo password | sudo -S bjk/bn/bootnowu ifl
> echo
>
> backup-mint.tbs is...
>
> sub main()
> exec("/tbu/imagel --b --uy --d:{E90B41C7-402F-AF5A-CD98-C75B22480200}@0xC --f:{5E7D3ED2-5C5C-EFFA-3EF5-855B7573FFFF}@0x2:^"/MINT-193^"", 1)
> ext("SET TEXTLINE /tbu/boot/scripts/scriptslist.txt ^"*^" -d")
> exec("/tbu/scripts/mint.sh")
> end sub
>
> mint.sh is...
>
> #! /bin/sh
> cd boot/scripts/bn
> ./bootnowu Mint-Cinn-19.3
>
>

TeraByte Support wrote:
> Nice, maybe add to scripting too ?
>

This works in BIU scripting...

open fs 0: 3 0x3
del file 0:\scripts\scriptslist.txt
SET TEXTLINE 0:\scripts\scriptslist.txt backup-mint.tbs
close fs 0:
exec bootnowu.efi ifl/noreboot

Other scripts that work...

open fs 0: 3 0x3
del file 0:\scripts\scriptslist.txt
SET TEXTLINE 0:\scripts\scriptslist.txt backup-mint.tbs
close fs 0:
open uefifs
boot h:\efi\boot\bootx64.efi


open fs 0: 3 0x3
del file 0:\scripts\scriptslist.txt
SET TEXTLINE 0:\scripts\scriptslist.txt backup-mint.tbs
close fs 0:
set uefi bootnext 0x0003
reboot

Good information.