Joseph Del Corso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have to admit first off that I haven't scoured the
> logs to find the answer to this -- so if it's already
> been answered in the recent past please point me to the
> date of the email.
>
> Basically I'm trying to get a feel for how amrestore works...
> i.e.-- I've backed up my /home directory which includes
> a couple dozen peoples home directories. Is it possible to
> restore only a part (like just the /home/joeschmoe dir) instead
> of the entire /home directory tree?
>
> What happens if someone was working on a single file, and they
> goof up... luckily I've backed up the entire directory tree and
> have it on tape -- Is it possible to extract just the specific
> file from the tape?
>
> Another scenario... what if user A wants the file recovered from
> tape, but user B doesn't want his directory overwritten with old
> files since user B has made a series of changes to his codes since
> the last full backup of the /home directory...
>
> Hope this makes sense, and that someone can help!
>
> Thank you all in advance, I also would like to commend everyone on this
> list who have been so patient with those of us who are new to AMANDA.
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Joe
Joe,
why don't you use amrecover? It has an ftp-like interface to select
directories and files to restore. You'll need the indexing daemon with
it's database.
An approach with amrestore is to restore the dump to a temporary place
and to pick the files you need.
HTH,
Johannes Niess
