On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 10:00:45PM +0100, Kosa Attila wrote: > Hi all, > > Environment: > - server > - Debian Sarge, amanda-server 2.4.4p3-3; > - client > - Debian Sarge, amanda-client 2.4.4p3-3; > - Debian Woody, amanda-client 2.4.4p3-3 (I made it myself > backport). > > The clients' full backup is succesful with the following config > (typically reiserfs partitions are required to backup): > ... > > I tried to restore the full backup by 3.7 Knoppix CD, and I > succeeded, but there is only one mistake. Uid/gid pairs in the > Knoppix system are different than in my Woody (or Sarge) system, > therefore certain parts of the restored system are not able to > work. I think it would be a solution if the tar used also a > --numeric-owner option to backup. I wonder if the only > possibility to do it is rewriting the source or there is any > simpler method I didn't notice. >
I love it when man pages don't describe all the options and you have to go to "info" to see what the poster is talking about :( If the users do not have the same numeric id's on both systems, how would telling tar to use numeric id's help your situation? -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
