On Tuesday 15 April 2003 12:42 pm, Chad Morland wrote:
> I was wondering if it is safe to do a filesystem dump using the dump
> command on running databases such as postfix and mysql? Thanks.
>
> -CM

  I believe the proper thing to do is to use mysqldump or the equivalent, and 
then backup the dumped database file. If you backup a live database, you may 
end up with inconsistencies after a restore.

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