> I can't work out whats going on with my nightly cpio backup. > If I do: > > cd / > find . -print | cpio -ocv 2>$OUT > /dev/st0 > > and read back the contents using > > cpio -itv </dev/st0 > > we get a partial list of files and then: > cpio: memory exhausted
Do you have a limit on the amount of memory a process can use? 'ulimit -v' should show you - or 'ulimit -a' if you prefer. Martin -- Martin McCarthy /</ PGP key available [EMAIL PROTECTED] \>\ http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk /</ http://www.ehabitat.demon.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
