> Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:13:23 +0100
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [users] OT: Re: Re: arbitrary disk name assignment affects
> dump/restore
>
> On 14/04/2011 20:17, Dean Allen Provins, P. Geoph. wrote:
> > Mike:
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 08:36:00PM +0100, Mike Scott wrote:
> >> On 13/04/11 20:29, Dean Allen Provins, P. Geoph. wrote:
> >>> Hello
> >>>
> >>> I have used "dump" and "restore" to perform system backups for many years.
> >>> Since upgrading to Debian 6.x, I have not been able to obtain consistent
> >>> and
> >>> reliable dumps for the following reason:
> >> ....
> >>> I look forward to your analysis and recommendation.
> >>
> >> I would recommend asking in a Debian support group. This mailing
> >> list is for Openoffice.org support.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mike Scott
> >> Harlow, Essex, England
> >
> > Thanks for the reply.
> >
> > I sent this to the "bug" list, but as it wasn't actually a "bug", I was
> > advised to send it to this list.
>
> Can't imagine why anyone would advise sending a debian support issue to
> an openoffice mail list!
> >
> > I'll try another avenue.
>
> I did have a bit of a hunt round on google. Seems you're not alone, and
> one or two others have raised the problem, to which I found no solution.
> I have to confess I'd missed the issue - I did notice my ubuntu tended
> to swap disk device names around for no obvious reason, and hadn't
> realised the ramifications for dump (my comments in another thread here
> about backing up notwithstanding, I've never dumped the machine in
> question).
>
> If you're into shell script hackery, you could perhaps run dump, and
> immediately generate a new dumpdates-by-uuid file; before the next dump
> or restore, do the reverse using the current device <=> uuid mapping.
> There are a couple [at least!] of pitfalls here.
>
> Anyway, this is well OT for this list, so I'll wish you luck!
>
> --
> Mike Scott
> Harlow, Essex, England
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