How to halt without doing backup

Forum: USB booting
Topic: How to halt without doing backup
started by: Fishladder

Posted by Fishladder on Nov. 28 2005,13:34

Great! I can now boot from a USB memory key. I love the way that files are restored from the key during boot, and saved back to the key as a backup file during shutdown.

However sometimes I screw up completely, and I just want to shutdown without doing the backup. Pulling the plug (which I've not tried yet) seems too brutal.

How can I exit without doing the backup?

Posted by roberts on Nov. 28 2005,14:59

Clear the file /opt/.backup_device
From the prompt you can type
$ > /opt/.backup_device

But then don't forget to select the backup device after a reboot or you won't get your backups anymore.