On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 9:29 AM Mike Walter <[email protected]> wrote:
> When I was a young man learning the art of systems programming sooo long > ago, I was taught that the first step of applying maintenance is to make a > physical backup of the target volumes. That way you have a validated > source with which to return if/when the maintenance fails. Just sayin'. > :-) > Total agreement. I'm having a problem with a sandox system right now with some maintenance (but it's z/OS, not Linux). But that's what I did -- physical back of all the volumes before doing _anything_. I do the same sort of thing when I install a never version of a product. I do a "tar" backup of the various files (it they're in /etc or /var or ...) & filesystems. > > Mike Walter > -Retired- > -- Once a government places vague notions of public safety and security above the preservation of freedom, a general loss of liberty is sure to follow. GCS Griffin -- Pelaran Alliance -- TFS Guardian (book) Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
