In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Nick Rogness w
rites:

>> The fix is to not run dump(8) on a live filesystem.  You should
>> either use a snapshot or umount the device.
>
>       I've been running dump for years on live filesystems with FreeBSD
>       and never had a problem.  I was not aware of any snapshot feature
>       available for 4.X-STABLE (only 5.0)?

It works most of the time, but not always.  There is no way for dump(8)
to realize what has changed under its feet and therefore it sometimes
ends up with a bunch of negative blocknumbers.

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