Yes, but I thought I read that you can't use dump anymore on with 2.4
Linux kernels because of potential filesystem corruption problems.

Dave


> From: Rick Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> dump.  It is the old Berkeley filesystem backup program.  Sun's ufsdump
> is merely their update of the same program.
> 
> - rick warner
> 
> On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, dfp10 wrote:
> 
> > Hello!
> > I have been using the following script for Solaris and need to find linux 
> > equivalents for the following programs:
> > ufsdump (dumpe2fs?)
> > prtvtoc
> > and there are several more that I am not sure about.
> > Thanks,
> > Don Parsons
> > 
> > ************************************
> > #!/bin/sh
> > # @(#) backup-script 1.2 95/09/15
> > #
> > # simple dump script /usr/bin/ufsscript  to do full dump of an entire system
> > #
> > # edit the following to suit your configuration
> > #
> > TAPE=/dev/rmt/0mbn   # this should be the non-rewinding tape device
> > 
> > # use this for 2.3 GB 8mm drives
> > #DUMPPARM="0ubdsf 126 54000 6000"
> > 
> > # use this for 5GB (4mm & 8mm) drives
> > # DUMPPARM="0ubdsf 126 54000 13000"
> > # same but COMPRESSED
> > DUMPPARM="0ubdsf 126 54000 26000"
> > # DUMPPARM="0ubdsf 126 50800 740"
> > # DUMPPARM="0cfu"
> > # run from a shell tool or a cron. By default it backs up the entire 
> > # system. For incremental backups replace the DUMPPARM line with
> > # DUMPPARM="xubdsf 126 nnnnnn nnnnn" 
> > # the x in place of 0 means incremental dump, or only the stuff
> > # thats changed since the last since the last incremental dump was
> > # done. Take a full (level 0)and save it in case of hd cashes. 
> > # Periodically run an incremental or a full dump (depending on the 
> > # amount of data change on the machine
> > # to dump specific filesystems, set FILESYS to a list of
> > # the devices you want to dump. If FILESYS is null, all
> > # ufs filesystems listed in /etc/vfstab will be dumped.
> >  FILESYS=""
> > 
> > # to print useful recovery information (disk layout, dump list)
> > # set PRINTER to the name of the printer you wish to spool
> > # the output to. If PRINTER is null, no output will be produced
> > PRINTER=parsons
> > 
> > #-----  shouldn't have to modify anything below here -----
> > 
> > getfs() {
> >   if [ -z "$FILESYS" ]; then
> >     FILESYS=`awk '$1 !~ /^#/ && $4 == "ufs" {print $2}' </etc/vfstab`
> >   fi
> > }
> > 
> > getrootdisk() {
> >   ROOTDISK=`awk '$1 !~ /^#/ && $3 == "/" {print $2}' </etc/vfstab |
> >   sed -e 's/$s./s2/'`
> > }
> > 
> > 
> > # start of actual process
> > 
> > PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin; export PATH
> > 
> > echo "Dump started at `date`"
> > mt -f $TAPE rewind
> > 
> > getfs
> > 
> > for i in $FILESYS
> > do
> >   echo "Starting $i at `date`"
> >   ufsdump $DUMPPARM $TAPE $i >/dev/null
> >   echo ufsdump $DUMPPARM $TAPE $i
> >   echo "Finished $i at `date`"
> > done
> > 
> >  if [ -n "$PRINTER" ];
> >  then
> >   (
> >   echo "Dump done on `date`" 
> >   echo ""
> >   echo "Tape contains the following partitions, in sequence"
> >   for i in $FILESYS
> >   do
> >     echo $i
> >   done
> >   echo ""
> >   getrootdisk
> >   prtvtoc $ROOTDISK
> >   ) | lp -d$PRINTER
> > # unexpected end of file at last line
> >  fi
> > *******************************
> > 
> > ###############################################################
> > Donald F. Parsons MB.BS, Ph.D, Research Physician,Wadsworth Ctr
> > NY State Dept of Health, ESP Box 509, Albany NY 12201-0509
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (518)474-7047
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



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