I think the warnings about dump are well documented in the man pages. The man page for Solaris ufsdump, for example, recommends running dump in single-user mode or on unmounted disks. I believe a similar warning is provided for other versions of dump.
DavidM -----Original Message----- From: Uncle George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:51 AM Cc: Amanda mailinglist Subject: Re: Linux DUMP Sorry, thats a general conclusion to most things in life. Is there a situation(s) where DUMP can fail. If yes, why are there no warning labels ( ie the probability of failure is 1 in 1billion ). If NO, than can I see the proof that absolutely refutes Mr. Torvolds statement. /gat Its interesting that I was unaware of this dilema ( the possible failure of DUMP ) until it was posted on this list. Maybe others, as they post DUMP v. TAR inquiries should also be made aware of this possible scenario. I'm also reasonably quite sure that most parents would not contemplate placing small children ( as well as small adults ) in front seats with air-bags - now-adays, even though testing proved that air-bags are safe, and a proven safety feature. Joshua Baker-LePain wrote: > > does this mean that there was a definitive conclusion? > > Yup -- use what you are comfortable with and what your testing proves > works.
