[PLUG] Re: dump with multiple mount points
Wil Cooley
wcooley at nakedape.cc
Fri Dec 3 00:35:35 UTC 2004
On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 16:17:11 -0800, Colin Kuskie wrote:
> How does one use dump to create a tape backup with multiple
> mountpoints?
>
> I ask because I tried this, which seemed obvious, but is wrong:
>
> dump /
> dump /usr
> dump /home
>
> and I ended up with a just a backup of /home.
Use /dev/nstX instead of /dev/stX. nstX is the non-rewinding tape
interface. stX rewinds automatically when it's closed.
Wil
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