Date: 17 Jan 2006 07:09:55 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: vittorio <vdemart1@tin.it> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backing up an encrypted partition Message-ID: <44hd83f430.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <200601151620.34553.vdemart1@tin.it> References: <200601151620.34553.vdemart1@tin.it>
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vittorio <vdemart1@tin.it> writes: > From time to time I backup up my ad0s3a and ad0s3d partitions by means of dump > issuing a 'dump -a0f fileA /dev/ad0s3a' etc. > > Having just set up a gdbe encrypted partition /dev/ads0s3e which I mount with > > gbde attach /dev/ad0s3e -l /etc/gbde/ad0s3e > mount /dev/ad0s3e.bde /mydir/encrypt > > I wonder WHAT should I now dump when backing up: > > dump -a0f fileE /dev/ad0s3e > > OR > > dump -a0f fileE /dev/ad0s3e.bde > > ? I would expect it to be the latter. Take the easy approach; try it and see.
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