On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 10:42:30PM +0100, Kosa Attila wrote: > On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 09:48:26PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Kosa Attila wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 04:48:31PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > > > On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 10:56:13AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > > > > > > > > So you could easily get a real hodge-podge of names and numeric ids > > > > > by recovering to a different system. > > > > > > > > > > Archived System Recovery System Result of Recovery > > > > > name id # name id # name id # > > > > > > > > > > AAA 111 AAA 111 AAA 111 > > > > > BBB 222 BBB 234 BBB 234 > > > > > CCC 333 (no CCC) (no 333) (none) 333 > > > > > DDD 444 (no DDD) (EEE is 444) EEE 444 > > > > > > > > > > Note, 3 of the 4 cases result in a recovery that doesn't match the > > > > > originally archived system. May or may not be what was wanted. > > > > > > > > But as soon as /etc/passwd and /etc/group have been restored from > > > > backup as > > > > well and you boot from the restored medium, CCC and DDD become correct > > > > again, > > > > right? > > > > > > The restored medium is on a cd-rom, therefore I can't change the > > > /etc/passwd and /etc/group files. This is why I found out that > > > solution I mentioned in my previous e-mail. > > > > I mean the restored version on the new _hard drive_. > > I can understand what you mean, but the problem is that you are > not right. If I restore the system the uid/gid pairs will be > stored on the basis of the actually running system (according to > /etc/passwd and /etc/group files). >
I believe Geert meant restore using --numeric-owner so the original uid/gid's are used. Then when the passwd and group files are restored, they should match. -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)