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Re: making xfs dump work

2006-07-13 15:53:57
Subject: Re: making xfs dump work
From: Jean-Francois Malouin <Jean-Francois.Malouin AT bic.mni.mcgill DOT ca>
To: "Julian C. Dunn" <lists AT aquezada DOT com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:49:13 -0400
* Julian C. Dunn <lists AT aquezada DOT com> [20060713 15:44]:
> I've got a Linux workstation which uses xfs as one of its volumes 
> (/dev/md2), but which I can't back up using Amanda because Amanda appears 
> to call /sbin/dump on it, which under Linux blows up (/sbin/dump is ext2/3 
> only).
> 
> How do I make Amanda call the "right" dump program (xfsdump rather than 
> /sbin/dump)?

Install xfsprogs.
(at least on Debian that where you'll find xfsdump/xfsrestore).
I think you will have to recompile Amanda though but I might be mistaken.

HTH
jf

> 
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