CLUE

USING KNOPPIX

Dennis A. Dallas

February 10, 2004

TASKS

1. Retrieve Files From another System

2. Make Backup Images of a Hard Drive

RETRIEVE FILES FROM
ANOTHER SYSTEM

PROBLEM

Windows NT System protected by logon password

Password lost

Can't change hardware

Can't change software

DVD Burner on Windows 98 system

Time crunch

SOLUTION

Use KNOPPIX

APPROACH

NT System

Boot Knoppix

Set up network

Set up SAMBA

Start SAMBA

Win 98 system

Set up network

Connect to NT system (running Knoppix

Get Files

Set Up Network

Get to Shell as Root

Knoppix -> Root Shell

% netcardconfig

No DCHP

IP 192.168.1.10

Mask 255.255.255.0

Broadcast 192.168.1.254

Gateway 192.168.1.254

Nameserver 192.168.1.254

WINDOWS NT SYSTEM
running
KNOPPIX

/etc/samba/smb.config

[global]

workgroup = home

server string = Samba Server

security = SHARE

passwords = no

[windows]

path = /mnt/hda1

read only = yes

guest ok = Yes

public = yes

START SAMBA

% smbd

% nmbd

Windows 98 System

SETUP NETWORK

Name System

SETUP NETWORK

TCP/IP SETTINGS

GET FILES

On WINDOWS 98 System

Right click on Network Naborhood Icon

Select find computer

Ask to find windows nt system (i.e. Knoppix system) by IP address 192.168.1.10

Double click on found system icon

Open a Windows Explorer windows

Click and Drag desired files

MAKE A BACKUP
IMAGE
OF A HARD DRIVE

APPROACH

Use Knoppix – partimage utility

On computer with drive to be backed up, run partimage client

On computer to store bakup image, run partimage server

SERVER TASKS

Load Knoppix and go to root shell

Knoppix -> rootshell

Set root password

%passwd xxxxxx

Set up network

%netcardconfig

SERVER TASKS
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Edit /etc/partimage/partimagedusers

root

Mount partition to receive backup

% mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/bkup

Start partimage server

% partimage -D or % partimage

CLIENT TASKS

Start Knoppix and go to root shell

Set up network % netcardconfig

Issue command % partimage

This brings up a graphical interface

Select disk to be backed up

Specify name of backup file (full path + file name

Specify server ip address, root user and password

CLIENT

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NOTES

Disk (partition) to be backed up must not be mounted

For client – leave ssl option on

When restoring image use full name including extention

Auto split option works well

Process takes a LONG time

THE END

konstantine a. dallas

2004-01-26T10:42:29

Geri Dallas

Geri Dallas