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Date:      Fri, 2 Aug 2002 00:05:15 -0700
From:      "Jonas Fornander" <jonas@netwood.net>
To:        "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Dump questions
Message-ID:  <00ef01c239f2$f4333260$0800a8c0@master>
In-Reply-To: <20020715221757.GB32811@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi>

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If you dump a 50GB /usr file system that has only 2GB of files in it to
a second drive, does the second drive need to be 50GB too or can dump to
a 20GB drive?

Do I need to create directories on the second drive (i.e. dump_of_root,
dump_of_home etc..) or does dump create those automatically?

When I try to dump / to a second drive, I get the following error:
#dump -0u -f /dev/ad2s1e /
  DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Thu Aug  1 23:48:19 2002
  DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
  DUMP: Dumping /dev/ad0s1a (/) to /dev/ad2s1e
  DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
  DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
  DUMP: estimated 61792 tape blocks on 1.59 tape(s).
  DUMP: Cannot open output "/dev/ad2s1e".
  DUMP: Do you want to retry the open?: ("yes" or "no") y
  DUMP: Cannot open output "/dev/ad2s1e". 

I get the same error if I try to dump into a folder:
dump -0u -f /dev/ad2s1e/dump_of_root /

Why can't dump write to the second drive?

TIA for any help.

Jonas Fornander - System Administrator
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