Greg Cockburn wrote:
> Hi Sluggers,
>
> I have an unusual request.  Is there ufsdump for linux?
>
> And I don't mean dump either.
>
> I have a Solaris UFS disk in a Linux box, and I want to dump the slices
> (partitions) off that disk, but I can't seem to find a utility to do it.
>
> I know I could put that disk in a Solaris host and dump it across the
> network, but this disk is very big with a lot of little files, and I am
> hoping it will be faster dumping off the Solaris disk locally as apposed
> going via the network.
Hi Greg,
I hope I'm not telling you to suck eggs here but is it not possible to
simply:
Compile a kernel with UFS support.
Mount the disk.
Use an appropriate tar pipeline to shift it all to a different disk and
filesystem.
???
Profit!

Kind regards,
Hal
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