Amanda-Users

Re: Q: prevent deleting existing files after recover a backup

2004-06-10 04:58:48
Subject: Re: Q: prevent deleting existing files after recover a backup
From: Martin Hepworth <martinh AT solid-state-logic DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:53:37 +0100
Sebastian

there's no way for the restore not to overwrite the files.

What I do is to cd to somewhere that's *not* the start point for the backup, restore the files then mv them to where I need them to be possibily with a new name eg fred.c.restore.



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Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300


Sebastian Kösters wrote:
Hi,

i got a question.

When I recover a backup into a directory in which already files exist (others than in the Backup), Amanda deletes the existing files after the backup. I don’t want Amanda to do that.

Is it possible to prevent this?

Regards,

Sebastian


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