Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!necntc!necis!encore!adamm From: adamm@encore.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards Subject: Dumping live filesystems (again) Message-ID: <1882@encore.UUCP> Date: Sun, 30-Aug-87 13:58:08 EDT Article-I.D.: encore.1882 Posted: Sun Aug 30 13:58:08 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Aug-87 23:40:33 EDT Organization: Encore Computer Corp., Marlboro, MA Lines: 16 Keywords: dump Xref: utgpu comp.unix.questions:3398 comp.unix.wizards:3707 A short while back there was a discussion about the problems and/or dangers of dumping mounted (live) filesystems (esp. level 0 dumps). Was any concensus about this ever reached? If so, could somebody please mail me a summary or post it? Even if there is still some disagreement, I'd appreciate any info people could mail me. Thanx, AdamM Oh yeah, mail should be sent to adamm@multimax.arpa or ...!{decvax,ihnp4,linus,necntc,talcott}!encore!adamm -- Adam S. Moskowitz ...!{decvax,ihnp4,linus,necntc,talcott}!encore!adamm "Ask me a riddle and I reply: "Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston pie."" -- Winnie the Pooh