In the last episode (Jul 15), Josh Brooks said:
> A new option in FreeBSD 5.x `dump` is the -L option for backing up a
> live filesystem ...
>
> Is there a way to examine/check a dump file to see if it was created
> using the -L or not ?
I don't think so.
> ALSO, if I do use -L when creating a dump, do I need to restore it any
> differently, or can I restore it the same regardless of whether I used -L
> or not ?
Nope. All -L does is back up a snapshot instead of the (possibly
changing) live filesystem. The dump file format doesn't change.
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Dan Nelson
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