Serge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Executing the command backup, I finally got a successful completion, > that is RC0 for the backup of the two directories, and of the > Miscellaneous Files. But it seems that every successive sub-routine > overwrites the previous one. The end result is that my BACKUP_FILE > only includes the files of the Miscellaneous only. Should not the Tar > operation be --append instead of --create ?
No, it should be --create. BACKUP_DIRS and BACKUP_FILES cause the creation of two distinct archives. If the backup goes to the tape, the archive created by BACKUP_FILES follows that of BACKUP_DIRS. If the backup goes to a file (which it seems in your case), the administrator must make sure the created archive gets moved somewhere before creating next one, otherwise it be overwritten. Regards, Sergey
