On 2011-03-09 16.28, Jeff Ross wrote: > The only way I found out of this loop is to ctrl-c. > > That's the bug I'm asking about, but if what you write above is correct > my belief that dump is an adequate backup is now in question. No where > in the dump man page does it say that and that certainly flies in the > face of everything I thought I knew about how dump does its job.
I don't think the problem is so much with dump as it is with restore, and even there it's likely not more than a nuisance for the operator. Don't gamble any important data solely on that opinion, though... /B -- internetlabbet.se / work: +46 8 551 124 80 / "Words must Benny Lvfgren / mobile: +46 70 718 11 90 / be weighed, / fax: +46 8 551 124 89 / not counted." / email: benny -at- internetlabbet.se