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Subject: Re: dump -L
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Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> writes:

> cpghost wrote:
>> > 
>> > I always use "dump -L" to dump a live filesystem.
>> > However, when I restore the dump, I sometimes get messages like 
>> > "foo.txt (inode 12345) not found on tape" or
>> > "expected next file 12345, got 23456" 
>> 
>> I'm seeing this too. It's always exactly one inode per file system.
>
> You are probably talking about "expected next file 12345, got 23456".
> It seems harmless.
>
> But I am more worried about "foo.txt (inode 12345) not found on tape".
> Indeed, some files fail to get into the dump.

Are the files active at the time of the dump?

>> 
>> > I thought this should _never_ happen when dumping a snapshot.
>> > 
>> > What is it?
>> 
>> I don't know. Perhaps it is the inode of the snapshot file
>> itself?
>
> "find -inum" does not support this assumtion.

Do you mean that you can't find the file at all in the snapshot?