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Date:      Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:11:57 -0500
From:      "Jack L. Stone" <jacks@sage-american.com>
To:        Peter Schuller <peter.schuller@infidyne.com>, Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: support quality (Re: dump | restore fails: unknown tapeheadertype 1853384566)
Message-ID:  <3.0.1.32.20090326121157.00ee69f0@sage-american.com>
In-Reply-To: <20090326144916.GB46345@hyperion.scode.org>
References:  <200903261415.n2QEF7hF038711@lava.sentex.ca> <49C9E635.5010106@kkip.pl> <49C83673.3000604@aldan.algebra.com> <200903251820.54749.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <200903251925.36108.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <3.0.1.32.20090325072137.00ee6b48@sage-american.com> <3.0.1.32.20090326065337.00f081e0@sage-american.com> <3.0.1.32.20090326070807.00f081e0@sage-american.com> <200903261331.n2QDVd4b038485@lava.sentex.ca> <20090326140131.GA45201@hyperion.scode.org> <200903261415.n2QEF7hF038711@lava.sentex.ca>

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At 03:49 PM 3.26.2009 +0100, Peter Schuller wrote:
>> ... or the database is configured in a risky way... But judging by 
>> this thread, it seems dump with -L is indeed broken for some 
>> people.  Hence, I suggested dumping the database using the database's 
>> backup tools and trying dump without -L
>
>Well, if dump -L is really broken I'd recommend just not using dump
>unless you absolutely have to. That is assuming snapshots are not
>broken so that you can still use mksnap_ffs with your favorite backup
>tool.
>
>-- 
>/ Peter Schuller
>

No one has said the dump "L" is broken -- and is NOT but now may mislead
others just tuning into this thread.

Jack

(^_^)
Happy trails,
Jack L. Stone

System Admin
Sage-american



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