Greetings; Some of us have had this conversation before, but nearly all linux users will do a few Hallaluhya's & Hail Mary's if the patch Jean-Louis offered to write was implemented.
This offer is in message: <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2008-03/msg00023.html> I just had a kernel update change the device mapper outputs major for /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 again, and the whole backup system blows up so badly that the only thing I can do is fire off a script that runs amanda non-stop for at least a dumpcycle's worth of runs. Even then it takes another week or so to hit its final stable routine. We really, really need this '--no-check-device' option to be available if we are ever to have a stable backup system in place for linux users. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) "Call immediately. Time is running out. We both need to do something monstrous before we die." -- Message from Ralph Steadman to Hunter Thompson
