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>> If you're using 'dd' does that mean you're copying the entire filesystem |
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>> and not just the files? I believe that can run you into some issues |
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if the |
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>> FS isn't read-only... |
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> What kind of issues? The idea is to copy the whole filesystem to |
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another disk |
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> and keep it sync. And in case of "crisis" use dd from the backup to the |
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> original disk. |
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dd does no error checking and is not usually |
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suitable for backups of any kind unless you |
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validate the output. find / -xdev | cpio -ov, |
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*dump, or mkisofs -R would all be better ways |
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to store recovery data than dd. |
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Steven Lembark 85-09 90th St. |
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Workhorse Computing Woodhaven, NY, 11421 |
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lembark@×××××××.com +1 888 359 3508 |
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