Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 00:32:54 -0500 From: slave-mike <slave-mike@rv1.dynip.com> To: srenna@vdbmusic.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the -L in dump Message-ID: <3FAC8006.3040408@rv1.dynip.com> In-Reply-To: <web-64551827@atlantech.net> References: <web-64551827@atlantech.net>
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It should. To test it after running the dump do a restore -i -f /mnt/backup_drive/ad0backup/main_backup11_03 srenna@vdbmusic.com wrote: > Was working my way through dump and was going over what the > -L switch is used for. I guess one would use this when you > are dumping a mounted file system correct? > > Here's what I've been trying to do, dump all of / without > dumping /tmp, /proc, /mnt, and /entropy. I've already > learned to use the nodump flag with some help from a list > member and now I want my dump to run correctly. > > My commandline is as follows: > > dump -0 -a -f /mnt/backup_drive/ad0backup/main_backup11_03 > -h 0 -L -u / > > Will a command like this dump the entire file system for > me for later restore should a complete meltdown happen? > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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