--- "John R. Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I am running Linux. I have a dump 0.4b9-1 ...
>
> As I recall, that's **way** too old.
>
> >... Before I go to the work of installing it, are
> >there good reasons to prefer dump to gnu-tar or vice versa?
>
> Oh, no. Here we go on this subject again :-).
>
> Yes, there are reasons. But for every one side A gives, side B has a
> counter, so it's mostly philosophical. Pick what you're comfortable with.
>
> I will throw in that GNU tar alters the last access time of every file
> backed up, and that's the main reason I don't use it.
I typed a reply, hit a key stroke and landed back in my inbox, so if this
comes across twice that's why. I made note for myself that didn't include
enough data for me to be able to decipher: "Tar --atime-preserve" But I do
remember this keeps tar from changing the last-access time of files as it
backs them up. This doesn't look like a tar option so is it an option for
the configure script of AMANDA? If so does this resolve your issue with
tar? I read that the amverify is much more reliable with tar than dump.
That's good enough for me.
Randy Cordell
>
> >Dylan
>
> John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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