[lug] Re: cloning a linux hd

ISO may be the way to go, logsitics-wise. However, the dd command is
very powerful, and if you don't mind physically slaving each drive
(from the remaining workstations) to the master (the one you have
already setup), it can do wonders.

After installing the salve HD, boot into a Live CD like Knoppix or use
the rescue function of your distros install CD. Either way, you need to
NOT be using the master drive, as drive contents may change during the
command, and screw things up.

>From a command line, type:

dd if=/dev/hdc of=/dev/hdd

Where if= is the input source, and of= is the output destination.
Subtitute the hdc/hdd for the correct drives. This copies all the
partitions over, and the data. That's it.

As an alternative, and along the lines of an ISO, there is making a
partition image much like Norton Ghost. Boot into Knoppix (great CD to
have around), and start up Partition Image. The steps are posted here:

http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/1375/

One more option, which seems to be the one I would try first, is set up
an SSH server on another computer, and then boot Knoppix on the other
workstations, and copy the images that way. It's posted here:

http://www.okmoore.com/imagedrive.html