Quick & Easy: Backing up LXC Containers

use 7-zip, it apparently does not store ownership permissions that can mess with your lxc container

• apt-get install p7zip-full
• backup 7z a /var/backups/sif.7z /var/lib/lxc/sif
• restore 7z x /var/backups/sif.7z -o/var/lib/lxc/