tar won't back up these files, but they will be re-created when those services are startup up again.
On Tuesday 23 May 2006 8:53 am, LJ Mace wrote: > Last week or maybe the week before someone wiped out our 200 pack. With > the help of some friends on this and other boards I have put it MOSTLY > back together. It boots and things work so now I'm putting some non > critical(or what I'd call non critical) files back where they belong. This > morning I was using tar to create a tarball of /spool so I can lay it back > into /var/spool. When I went to tar it(-czf) it came back with: > > > tar -czf xspoolo.tgz * > tar: postfix/private/rewrite: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/bounce: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/defer: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/trace: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/verify: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/proxymap: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/smtp: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/relay: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/error: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/local: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/virtual: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/lmtp: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/anvil: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/maildrop: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/cyrus: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/uucp: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/ifmail: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/bsmtp: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/vscan: socket ignored > tar: postfix/private/procmail: socket ignored > tar: postfix/public/cleanup: socket ignored > tar: postfix/public/flush: socket ignored > tar: postfix/public/showq: socket ignored > > What the heck is it telling me?? > > thanks > Mace > > > --------------------------------- > Ring'em or ping'em. Make PC-to-phone calls as low as 1ยข/min with Yahoo! > Messenger with Voice. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Main: (262)392-2026 Cell: (414)491-6001 Ans Service: (360)715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2007 - Green Bay, WI - May 18-22, 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390