On Wed, 16 May 2007 22:55:04 +0200 Roland Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And, if you _really_ screw things up, like 'rm -rf foo *' > instead of 'rm -rf foo*' from /usr/bin, bunzip2 and restore are right there > in /rescue, while rsync isn't. And getting rsync to work when /usr/bin is > hosed is quite a lot of work (no compiler etc). > > And yes, these things happen (speaking from personal experience). :-( > > So making backups with something that is available in /rescue or on the > boot CD is definitely a huge plus. Because if you need those backups, > chances are you need them badly. Very true. Also, dump/restore allows you to use snapshots on a live filesystem (I would test it properly on a large FS with heavy activity). Now, if you are worried about "backing up the whole filesystem"...well, just tell dump not to dump it :) man chflags (in particular, the nodump flag) man dump (in particular, -h ) having said that, each tool has its advantages.... i use rdiff-backup for my laptop, but dump/restore on servers . _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome If you were supposed to understand it, we wouldn't call it 'code'. I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"