With the config-framework it is possible to save the configuration of a running grml system and restore it again. save-config is a script to create the configuration file(s) and store it on a specific place. It's possible to use save-config interactive (useful for beginners) and non-interactive (useful for experts and automatization). restore-config is a script to restore the configuration via using the stored configuration-file. Several bootoptions provide additional features. Whileas the framework might look complicate it's very powerful and as soon as you are used to the options you will find it very easy and comfortabel to use it. Just take a look at the available options and read through the section . Scripts save-config - save configuration

Calling the script 'save-config' without any further options will start the script in interactive mode. No further options can be set/are supported on the command line to avoid problems with environment. If any of the following options are provided on command line, save-config will run in non-interactive mode. The following options are supported for specifying which parts should be saved in the configuration file: -etc => save directory /etc -home => save hidden files in $HOME (that's: '.*') -configdir => save directory $HOME/config -system => save unionfs-snapshot (complete system state) -all => save /etc, $HOME/.*, $HOME/config and unionfs-snapshot The following options are supported for specifying destination of configuration file(s): -local => save directory /etc -mail user@example.com => save hidden files in $HOME (that's: '.*') -ssh [user@]remotehost:/path/to/file/ => ssh/scp configuration -sda => mount /dev/sda and store configuration there -sda1 => mount /dev/sda1 and store configuration there -floppy => mount /dev/fd0 and store configuration there -manual /dev/ice => mount /device and store configuration there The name of the configuration files must start with grml_{etc|home|configdir|system|all}_ and end with .tbz so restoring is possible as (FEHLERFREI) as possible. By default the middlepart will be namend as the current date (for example '20050722') but you can define the middlepart manually by using the following option: -filename foobar => take foobar as identifier for filename Example: 'save-config -all -filename foobar' will create a configuration file named 'grml_all_foobar.tbz'. restore-config - restore configuration

It is not only possible to restore a configuration via bootoptions but also via a script namend 'restore-config'. This script exists to restore a specific configuration saved via 'save-config'. By default restore-config will search for any files in current directory namend grml_{etc|home|configdir|system|all}_ and end with .tbz. If there are several files available you will be prompted to choose a specific one. The following options are available to fetch the configuration from a specific destination: http://example.com/path/to/grml_all_foobar.tbz => download file grml_all_foobar.tbz and use it for restoring configuration ftp://example.com/path/to/grml_all_foobar.tbz => download file grml_all_foobar.tbz and use it for restoring configuration ssh://[user@]host:/path/to/grml_all_foobar.tbz => get file via grml_all_foobar.tbz via ssh/scp and use it for restoring configuration Example: 'restore-config ssh://mika@grml.org/conf/grml_all_foobar.tbz' will download the file via scp/ssh and restore configuration saved in file grml_all_foobar.tbz. 'restore-config grml_all_foobar'tbz' will restore configuration via file grml_all_foobar.tbz located in current directory. mkpersistenthome - use persistent home-directory

You have a local partition you would like to use as your home-directory? Just use the interactive script called 'mkpersistenthome'. It will create a file namend .grml_homedirectory on the specified partition so it is possible to scan through the partitions to identify the appropriate partition. To use the home-directory when booting grml specify the appropriate bootoption on bootprompt: home=/dev/hda3 => use /dev/hda3 as the homepartition home=scan => scan through the available partitions and search for file .grml_homedirectory Boot-Options

The following bootoptions are supported. Use them at the bootprompt as documented here. home=/dev/hda3 => use /dev/hda3 as the homepartition home=scan => scan through the available partitions and search for file .grml_homedirectory home=/dev/hda3 => use /dev/hda3 as the homepartition home=scan => scan through the available partitions and search for file .grml_homedirectory home=/dev/hda3 => use /dev/hda3 as the homepartition home=scan => scan through the available partitions and search for file .grml_homedirectory home=/dev/hda3 => use /dev/hda3 as the homepartition home=scan => scan through the available partitions and search for file .grml_homedirectory home=/dev/hda3 => use /dev/hda3 as the homepartition home=scan => scan through the available partitions and search for file .grml_homedirectory Usage Scenarios

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