dump -L

[Victor Sudakov]

cpghost wrote:
> > 
> > I always use "dump -L" to dump a live filesystem.
> > However, when I restore the dump, I sometimes get messages like 
> > "foo.txt (inode 12345) not found on tape" or
> > "expected next file 12345, got 23456" 
> 
> I'm seeing this too. It's always exactly one inode per file system.

You are probably talking about "expected next file 12345, got 23456".
It seems harmless.

But I am more worried about "foo.txt (inode 12345) not found on tape".
Indeed, some files fail to get into the dump.

> 
> > I thought this should _never_ happen when dumping a snapshot.
> > 
> > What is it?
> 
> I don't know. Perhaps it is the inode of the snapshot file
> itself?

"find -inum" does not support this assumtion.

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