Date: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 23:05:38 +0200 (MET DST) From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which tools can back up inodes with 32bit minor numbers ? Message-ID: <199607032105.XAA12236@keltia.freenix.fr> In-Reply-To: <199607030526.HAA15745@uriah.heep.sax.de> from J Wunsch at "Jul 3, 96 07:26:54 am"
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It seems that J Wunsch said: > This is however only useful when _not_ using the `u' flag. Not only in this case. Something which is great with dump is the interactive restore part of it... > Since dump works i-node wise, the question is how to handle partial > dumps if not all hard links of a file are to be backed up. This would > end in a restore that could break their links. I agree this can be a problem. > > 2. use of the old format to be able to view or restore on something other > > than 4.4BSD as the dump in 4.4BSD-based system is only recoverable from > > another one. > > What are the differences? Handling of directories and some different sizes I think. Ask Rémy, he gave me the details but I forgot them :-) > compatibility could use it. (I for myself have half a dozen or more > 4.4BSD systems around, but not even a single 4.2BSD/4.3BSD derivative, > so it's apparently a moot point for me. :) Well I used to have a SunOS laptop and sometimes, being able to cope with dumps made on it would have been useful. -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- The daemon is FREE! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 2.2-CURRENT #12: Sun Jun 30 14:10:07 MET DST 1996
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