var to var2 deep copy with rights and premissons take with it

[steamon]

Hello people I am still learning linux. But sitting with a pretty advanced question help needed.

The question.

You just have linux with some group and users. In that we have the var the var is running full.

To overcome that I must make a deep copy. That means that everything must go with it including rights and premissions. So that the var still works as orginally when switched to other location. If the meaning deep copy is right idk someone told me. The map var2 will come into the other harddisk so the orginal harddisk with var can by unmounted.

Further its not the following commands ln,cp. and no rsync not allowed to use.

I hope someone understand this question and has a good answer. If you want more information feel free to ask.

[Irithori]

Sorry, homework questions are not allowed.
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...ums-rules.html

But yes, there are a few ways on how to achieve that.

[steamon]

Its not homework but a real situation what I am dealing with. I searched hours googling today and trying out. Look I like to learn things. But I gone to a forum because I can't find it out.

Also in general I can see many people on google having the same problem. Answering it here can help people searching it.

[Irithori]

Ah, come on.
"cp, ln and rsync are not allowed"
How would that be *not* a homework testcase?

But to give at least pointers to two possible solutions:
1) archives
2) first look "under" the filesystem for possible actions, then work with the filesystem

The 1) way is easier

[steamon]

Thanks. Gonna research that right away.