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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#===============================================================================
+#
+#          FILE:  freeze.sh
+# 
+#         USAGE:  sudo ./freeze.sh 
+# 
+#   DESCRIPTION:  Part of the Freeze/Thaw set of scripts.  This script creates a 
+#                 tarball of the users home directory
+# 
+#       OPTIONS:  ---
+#  REQUIREMENTS:  Root privileges.  You must be logged in as a 'root' user
+#                 You cannot be logged in as the user to be 'frozen'
+#          BUGS:  ---
+#         NOTES:  Inspired by 
+#                 http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/Applications_GUI_Multimedia/Deepfreeze_for_Linux
+#        AUTHOR:  C Hawley 
+#       COMPANY:  
+#       VERSION:  1.0
+#       CREATED:  02/24/2011 12:18:55 PM EST
+#      REVISION: Mon 09 Oct 2017 05:15:49 PM EDT
+#===============================================================================
+
+set -o nounset                               # Treat unset variables as an error
+
+# Check for empty argument
+if [ -z "${1:-}" ]; then
+	arg="undefined"
+	echo "You must specify the username and archive location"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+frozenuser="${1}"
+frozenarchive="${2}/${frozenuser}.frozen.tgz"
+
+# If Previously frozen file exists - remove it.
+if [ -f "${frozenarchive}" ]; then
+	rm -f "${frozenarchive}"
+fi
+
+# create new frozen file
+# tar options:
+# -p extract all protection information
+# -P don't strip leading '/'s from file names
+tar -cpPf "${frozenarchive}" /home/"${frozenuser}"