Am Montag, den 29.09.2008, 09:27 -0700 schrieb nate: > henry ritzlmayr wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > should it be possible to scp a partition with this command: > > > > scp /dev/sda7 backupserver:/backup/sda7.img > > /dev/sda7 is just a file, if you copy it it doesn't mean you'll > copy the contents of the partition you'll just copy the block > file itself, equivalent to running the mknod command on the > other end. > > You need to stream the contents of the file to get the data from > it, like your dd example. > > nate Thanks for the answer nate, I get your idea. There are just a few odd things with it. scp backupserver:/backup/sda7.img /dev/sda7 Works like a charm - meaning it copies the content. cp /dev/sda7 /backup/sda7.img Works like a charm as well. And the research for example: http://sammoffatt.com.au/knowledge-base-mainmenu/6-daily-linux/9-scp-and-ssh Describes exactly this procedure - which looks like it works there. Henry