On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:04:13 +0100, Tom Badran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I would like to convert my disks to use the XFS filesystem (im writing > software at work that uses features only xfs provides). They are > currently ext3 (two large partitions with decent amount of free > space). How can i back up a partitions data so that i dont lose file > permissions etc, so that i can reformat them as xfs, and then restore > the data on to them? .._can_ you "just" convert an ext3fs to a a XFS??? ..the good old way is tarball your data, 'mkfs.xfs $dev' or somesuch, and thenafter drop in your tarballed data. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
