Define "same type."  I've used it when the root filesystem is one type 
(UFS), and the other file systems are other types (VXFS).  It works fine 
there.  It just doesn't back up NFS or CDROMs.  Do you have evidence of 
what you're claiming, because I've never seen it.

At 04:26 PM 8/3/2001 -0500, Guy Speier wrote:
>Buddy,
>
>The two are different:
>
>ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES will backups only those filesystems that have the same type
>as
>/.  However, you have the ability to allow multi-streaming so that the
>backup
>of each drive can run at the same time.
>
>/ will backup everything under /, and you must select the "follow cross
>mounts"
>to backup your other drives.  This is a more safe option (safe because if
>your
>drives are a different type they will still be backed up), but slower.
>NOTE: This will not follow NFS unless specified.

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