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Re: [BackupPC-users] Don't use rsync -H!! (was Re: copying the pool to a new filesystem?!)

2010-12-07 18:22:21
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Don't use rsync -H!! (was Re: copying the pool to a new filesystem?!)
From: "Tyler J. Wagner" <tyler AT tolaris DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:19:41 +0000
On Tue, 2010-12-07 at 14:18 -0500, Dan Pritts wrote:
> Not exactly an answer to your question, but i would do this:
> 
> umount /var/lib/backuppc
> dd if=/dev/onedisk of=/dev/someotherdisk bs=1M

Yes, that's a good way to copy the filesystem. But if you want to move
the files to another filesystem, such as to upgrade to ext4 with
extents, you need another method.

Regards,
Tyler

-- 
"The belief in immortality has always seemed cowardly to me. When very
young I learned that all things die, and all that we wish of good must
be won on this earth or not at all."
   -- Anne Smedley


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