On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, Bdale Garbee wrote:
On Mon, 2009-03-23 at 17:14 +0000, Jenny Barna wrote:
Package: dump
Version: 0.4b41-5+b1
Severity: critical
Justification: causes serious data loss
I set up dump using a SLT24 tape system and tested local and remote
dump and restore with restoring single files OK. When I restored a user's
lost file I discovered I had got back text from another (unrelated?) file.
Which rmt are you using? On Debian systems, there are several packages
that can provide rmt, so the 'alternatives' mechanism is used to allow
you to choose which one you want. By default, you probably get the one
provided by the 'tar' package. It would be interesting to know whether
you're configured to use the rmt that comes with dump, with tar, or some
other version.
It appears to be using /usr/sbin/rmt-dump
Since I wrote that in March I switched to using tar for my two remote
machines whereas I stayed with dump for the machine that has the tape
system on it.
Jenny Barna | Email [email protected]
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