Hi Todd,
On 12-Feb-99 Todd Hauf wrote:
> Why not tar?
> This is what i used on my old linux box (before redhat) and it worked
> great. I did in fact lose my harddrive and the restoring from my
> tar'ed backup saved all my data.
For the reasions I stated below.
> What is afio?
The next best thing to bru. Get it at:
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/backup/afio-2.4.5.tgz
Carl
> The two main reasons we are using linux is it's reliability and cost.
> It's difficult spending $100 on BRU especially at a small
> univeristy.
>
>> Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 18:10:09 -0500 (EST)
>> Reply-to: "Carl J. Nobile" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> From: "Carl J. Nobile" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: Todd Hauf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: RE: tar error
>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> Hi Todd,
>>
>> First DON'T use tar. If you use compression with it one little
>> bit flip will cause everything after that to be un-recoverable.
>> Use afio or buy BRU (about $100)
>>
>> Carl
>>
>> On 03-Feb-99 Todd Hauf wrote:
>> > I get the following error when trying to tar (backup) my linux
>> > box.
>> > It happens after about 3 hours of tar'ing.
>> >
>> > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Todd Hauf
>> > Information Systems Support
>> > Computer Services
>> > Dickinson State University
>> > (701)483-2570
>> > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
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>> E-Mail: Carl J. Nobile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: 04-Feb-99
>> Time: 18:07:40
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>>
>
>
> Todd Hauf
> Information Systems Support
> Computer Services
> Dickinson State University
> (701)483-2570
> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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E-Mail: Carl J. Nobile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 12-Feb-99
Time: 18:00:15
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