system backups, backup bug!

[Paul MacMurdo]

Please be aware that there is a bug in the backup command that causes
a premature rewind. If you have four file systems a,b,c,d and use backup
to rmt0.1 for a,b,c (no rewind) and then rmt0 for d to rewind on close,
watch out.

The bug forces a rewind on open of d, not close, and and overwrites a,b,c.

It has been reported (7X500) and is supposed to be fixed in 3007.

To get around it, I use rmt0.1 for a,b,c,d and use "tctl rewind" on completion.
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Paul MacMurdo
Bellcore
pim at iscp.bellcore.com
908-699-5909