stab in the dark -- file locking?

On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 10:00, Tru64 User wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have had 3 instances now (ALL failures) whereby I
> tried to restored Linux Backups done with tar.
> Steps I took:
> 
> #Backup for Root file system::
> tar cvfl /my/backup/place/root.tar /
> #Backup for other file systems
> for i in /usr /var /opt /home
> do
> tar cvfl /my/backup/place/`basename`$i.tar $i
> done
> 
> This works fine, backing up to a 1TB Raid disk
> attached via SCSI.
> Then I switch the disk (exactly similar disk) on the
> host machine, boot with an install disk, "rescue"
> mode.
> 
> I mount my partitions under /mnt, including the /sda1
> drive.
> 
> Utilize tar xvf to restore...all partition, root goes
> to hda1, /usr goes to hda6, just like the original
> disk.
> 
> Then try to boot!
> 
> Missing::
> Cannot find tonnes of modules, /var/wtmp, and gets
> stuck completely at starting system logger!
> Cant go further than that.
> 
> Where can i be going wrong? I thought i performed a
> FULL system backup by Filesystem, why should I have
> stuff missing then?
> 
> Any help, clues, will be highly appreciated.
> 
> =====
> 
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