Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!qantel!lll-lcc!lll-crg!seismo!brl-sem!brl-smoke!smoke!rbj@icst-cmr.arpa From: rbj@icst-cmr.arpa (root) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Dump & Restore Message-ID: <262@brl-smoke.ARPA> Date: Thu, 24-Apr-86 18:33:41 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-smok.262 Posted: Thu Apr 24 18:33:41 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 6-May-86 04:28:48 EDT Sender: news@brl-smoke.ARPA Lines: 14 > Remember that dump will use the ctime, not the mtime, when deciding > what files to dump. There is no system call to backdate the ctime on a > mounted file system. No, but you *can* postdate the dump! Edit /etc/dumpdates. The file can be edited by hand as it it all ascii. Make sure you are *completely* sure that you want to do this however. > "The darkness never goes, from some men's eyes" Crashes, crashes, host goes down :-) (Root Boy) Jim Cottrell "Dizzy with Possibilities..."