On Dec 30, 2000, The Hermit Hacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> okay, if that is the case, what exactly is required to switch over to
> gnu-tar?
Select a dumptype that has GNUTAR as the backup program and force a
full backup of any disks whose backup program has changed.
> I'm assuming that I *can* intersperse as required? ie. use both
> dump and gnutar methods interchangeably?
Just make sure you don't attempt to create incrementals using a backup
program different from the one used for the last full. That's why you
should force a full backup whenever you switch.
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