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From: Gregory James Hormann <ghormann@wawasee.read.indiana.edu>
To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: DUMP: missing files.
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> > > Hm, this sounds like a permissions problem.  
> > 
> > No, it wasn't a permissions problem because the users home directors (mode
> > 700) were mostly restored.  It is just a few select files.
> 
> Odd...
> > > 
> > > > My question: what happened to those files?  After realizing the problem, I
> > > > check the tape again.  I looked in the my home director for .pinerc on the
> > > > tape, and it was listed there, but when I tried to extract it, it said
> > > > "/home/ghormann/.pinerc" is not on the tape.  Does dump not back up open
> > > > files?  I didn't write to .pinerc (or the libs), during that time, but I
> > > > did have pine open.
> > > 
> > > What about the local file?  Can restore write to it?
> > 
> > I am afraid I don't understand what you mean by "the local file".
> 
> The currently existing file on disk.

Sure, but the file isn't on the tape.

Greg.