I doubt the rescue disk will automagically create the /proc mount
point on the hard disk that is being restored.  It will create a /proc
mount point on the fielsystem it is running from, probably a RAM disk.
Same for the /dev/* special files.  Unless you built the rescue disk
yourself, chances are very good that /dev/* of the rescue disk does
not match /dev/ of the system being restored.

Been there, done that, got the arrow shirt.
   Jeffrey

Quoting Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> If you do something like backup
> 
>    File = /
> 
> but do not allow filesystem trasitions, Bacula (version 1.36.3, and perhaps 
> one or two versions earlier) will write out all the directory entries for the 
> filesystems not backed up. They will then be restored.
> 
> In any case, in order to run Bacula in disaster recovery mode, you will 
> already need to have /proc defined and mounted, which will generally be done 
> by whatever rescue boot you use.
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 25 May 2005 19:10, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
> > Quoting Bruno Savioli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > Martin Simmons wrote:
> >
> > [sip]
> >
> > > >Isn't everything in /proc lost on reboot anyway?
> > > >
> > > >__Martin
> > >
> > > Yes, it is. but you still need the mount point.
> > >
> > > Bruno
> >
> > This is one of the reasons I am switching from AMANDA to Bacula.
> > Recreating /proc by hand during a bare metal restore is a nuisance but
> > not a showstopper.  Recreating all the special nodes/devices/files in
> > /dev is a PITA.  In all fairness, AMANDA doesn't claim to be a
> > disaster recovery system, just a backup system.  It is this case that
> > made the difference clear to me.
> >
> > Jeffrey


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