dump -L

[Victor Sudakov]

Lowell Gilbert 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.
> 
> Are the files active at the time of the dump?

Yes, they are.
These are files edited by Samba users, mrtg files etc.

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Victor Sudakov,  VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
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