[gabor] > i am trying to backup a zodb filestorage of a running zope. > i'm on linux. > > i've read that you simply make a copy of the Data.fs file.. > > but what about the modifications/transactions that are happening when i > make the copy. > > will not the database be in a corrupt state then?
It can be, although the odds are in your favor. The intended way to make backups is explained here: http://zope.org/Wikis/ZODB/FileStorageBackup _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )