On Thursday, 12.06.2003 at 12:12 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote: > Unix, in the inode allocated to each file, keeps three time stamps, > collectively known as "mac"time stamps as they are "data > Modification", "data Access", and "inode Change" times. > > Not all OS's keep these same 3 time stamps, yet to make nfs mounts > work (I presume ncpmount is really doing an underlying nfs mount or > something similar) the mactimes have to mimiced for use within a unix > system. > > I can see a maping of "ctime" for example just tracking "mtime", or > maybe registering the date and time of the ncpmount command or ??? > Anything that might throw tar off when it goes and looks "has any > change occured". > > Just a thought with no facts.
OK, some stuff for me to check out - thanks Jon. Dave. -- Dave Ewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computing Manager, Epidemiology Unit, Oxford Cancer Research UK PGP: CC70 1883 BD92 E665 B840 118B 6E94 2CFD 694D E370