On (20/04/04 10:20), Kent West wrote: > The other day I backed up a lot of Macintosh files to a Linux-based > backup "appliance" server (SNAP server?); it's named PEZ13. > > Now I'm trying to move those files to a similar server named PEZ10 using > my Debian box as the middle man. From the Debian box, I've tried the > command: > > cp -av /[mountpoint for pez13] /[mountpoint for pez10] > > and a bunch of files get copied, but after 5 or ten minutes, the Debian > box freezes up solid; it can't even be pinged anymore, and requires a > power-off to resurrect. The first time this happened I was running the > command from a terminal window in KDE, with other apps running. The > second time I did a fresh reboot, shut down KDE/KDM and any > extraneous-looking daemons (xprint, xfs, lisa, etc) and tried the same > command from the console, and again, the machine froze solid. > > Is this a bug that should be reported to the kernel folks, or what? It > seems that the kernel is supposed to be more robust than that, but I'm > no developer and don't really understand what's involved in making a > machine unfreezable. Hi Kent
I can't answer your question but I've found that rsync works really well for backing up files. HTH Clive -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
