cp -ar question

[John Pierce]

> if /media/usbdisk is some foreign type of file system (i.e. vfat),
> permissions aren't supported.
>
I agree, but if you store your home directories on a vfat file system,
when you bring them back you will also have lost ownership as well,
userid and groupid will have gone away.

If you want to back up your home directories then you should create a
file system that is the same as the one you use for your live
installation.

I would not backup my linux file systems on a vfat partition!

John