I have an idea that I would like to put out and get some input on. I am currently converting over numerous windows home users to linux. I want to implement a backup & restore scenario that is idiot proof, and that the individual users can recover from at their leisure. ( without tech support from me ) My idea is as follows. 1: Using cron to archive the users /home directory at regular intervals - time of day would be set by a config file set by root. Use of mondoarchive I feel would be of great benefit. There would have to be settings and checks based on disk space allocations and availability. I would prefer both a differential backup system as well as having a known good configuration as a last resort. 2: When a user goes to logon, at the bottom of the window manager selection list, there would be a "Restore from backup" option ( linking to a script that would initiate the recovery process ). this would prompt the user, indicating the possibility for loss of data created since last backup ( an indication of last backup by a timestamp would be good ) before finally recovering from the backup. Would this be possible? feasable? Is there already a tool out there to accomplish this? Any input would be appreciated. -- " Eventually people tire of repairing broken Windows, And decide to replace them with something stronger" (o_ //\ Linux - The Choice Of A GNU Generation V_/_ Jason Shein Linux Registered User #281100 jason-gaRZxGPHtpBxZtjKW1aY+1aTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml