[NBLUG/talk] UNIX System V backup woes

[Omar Eljumaily]

BTW, that command seems dangerously recursive because /backup is inside /

Omar


On 10/23/2015 10:08 AM, Omar Eljumaily wrote:
> Have you tried using compression?
>
> tar cvzf /backup/backup.tar.gz /
>
> On 10/23/2015 10:04 AM, gandalf at sonic.net wrote:
>> I'm trying to create a backup process for this system and it has an 
>> antiquated version of tar. I tried:
>>
>> tar cvf /backup/backup.tar /
>>
>> but this results in an error because the file is too big (2.14G) for 
>> the OS. I probably should just break it down into segments backing up 
>> individual directories. I tried some spanning commands, but I think 
>> their designed for specific devices and not files. Haven't tried 
>> copying the boot sectors yet, hope that is normal.
>>
>> I worked on this system before, it's a bit like administering Linux 
>> with one hand tied behind your back. Everything is sorta the same, 
>> but different and doesn't always work the way you expect.
>>
>> Also going to look into scripting WinSCP as it can connect and pull 
>> of files for backup to one of the win servers.
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