Dump & Restore

root rbj at icst-cmr.arpa
Fri Apr 25 08:33:41 AEST 1986


> Remember that dump will use the ctime, not the mtime, when deciding
> what files to dump.  There is no system call to backdate the ctime on a
> mounted file system.

No, but you *can* postdate the dump! Edit /etc/dumpdates. The file
can be edited by hand as it it all ascii. Make sure you are *completely*
sure that you want to do this however.
 
> "The darkness never goes, from some men's eyes"

Crashes, crashes, host goes down :-)

	(Root Boy) Jim Cottrell		<rbj at cmr>
	"Dizzy with Possibilities..."



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