Ben Nickell wrote:
> The directory that hold my backuppc data is getting filesystem errors,
> (reiserfs), that looks like it can be fixed with fsck.resierfs
> --rebuild-tree, but when you run that command, it give dire warnings
> about running it without a backup. So, I'd like to backup my 1.2Tb of
> files somewhere before attempting to repair the filesystem.
>
> I have another server with enough space, but I'm guessing rsync would be
> horrible because of all the hard links, and probably wouldn't work
> without the right options. Can anyone recommend the best way to copy
> those files while preserving as much of the attributes and data as I can?
>
> ddrescue?
> tar tunneled through ssh?
> other options?
>
> What has worked for you?
I'd expect it to take weeks to copy with tar or similar file oriented
methods. The best shot would be dd or ddrescue making an image copy of
the whole disk or partition that you could put back if the fsck (which
may take days itself) breaks anything.
However, if you have the space you might be better off just starting
over with a new instance of backuppc, keeping the old archive around
while the new one accumulates history.
--
Les Mikesell
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