> Stefan Sorin Nicolin wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have yet another exclusive configuration need. I'd like to back up a > > file _without_ it's contents. I noticed that under Gentoo Linux /dev/ > > tty12 takes a lot of useless space. The terminal output is stored > > there - somethig that I can very well live without in case I have to > > restore a system from backup. > > The only way I can imagine it right now is to exclude the file > > completely and create a dedicated restore jobdef where /dev/tty12 is > > created per runscript directive. This doesen't feel right though. > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks much. > > > > Stefan Sorin Nicolin > > http://nicolinux.org > > > As /dev is populate by udev I always exclude it completely . >
Have you tested a restore? If you are restoring to 'baremetal', then you might actually need something in /dev before udev starts, which is a bit tricky as it's 'under' udev... If you are planning on doing a base install and then restoring over the top then you shouldn't have this problem. James ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
