Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.0 /proc Backup/Restore

2008-01-11 Thread Tony Molloy
On Thursday 10 January 2008 23:18:33 Krautkramer, John wrote: > Hi, > > > > I've recently switched to CentOS 5.0 from RedHat 9.0 and found a new > directory /proc which contains "virtual" files according to the docs. > When I try to run my normal backup which uses cpio to create archives, > it comp

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.0 /proc Backup/Restore

2008-01-10 Thread Chris Mauritz
Jim Perrin wrote: /proc and /sys are essentially 'runtime' filesystems which provide information about your system, including memory use, available hardware, various performance settings, etc. The files in here can vary greatly and should not be backed up like you would with /usr/ or /var/. Mostl

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.0 /proc Backup/Restore

2008-01-10 Thread Jim Perrin
On Jan 10, 2008 6:18 PM, Krautkramer, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Searching for something that wouldn't have this problem, I tried > mondorescue. One of the first things I noticed is, by default, mondorescue > skips the /proc directory. Does anyone know the details of my observations > here?

[CentOS] CentOS 5.0 /proc Backup/Restore

2008-01-10 Thread Krautkramer, John
Hi, I've recently switched to CentOS 5.0 from RedHat 9.0 and found a new directory /proc which contains "virtual" files according to the docs. When I try to run my normal backup which uses cpio to create archives, it complains about not being able to access many files in the /proc directory. Th