At 11:17 02/09/2002 -0400, you wrote: >I have a tar script to back up all directories on my HD (/*) to a >mirror disk. > >But a puzzler. The script sees all directories mounted on / and backs >up their content, but fails to back up the contents of directories >that are presumably mounted under /, but are not in the same partition >as /. > >For example, if I specify /* as source, the /bin directory contents >are backed up because /bin is in the same partition as /. However, >/home has its own partition, and so while tar script creates a /home >directory, it is empty. I have to back up /home explicitly. > >If I run # mount, I see: > >... >/dev/sda6 on / type ext3 (rw) >... >/dev/sda12 on /home type ext3 (rw) > >Only the contents of sda6 are getting backed up.
What is the exact tar command/script commands ? Has the script ever worked ? Is the script yours or is it taken from somewhere else and umounts partitions before backing up ? Do you use the verbose switch to tar so you can capture the files tar is finding to backup ? Are the missing files in the list ? -- Carl - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
