* Lance Hoffmeyer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > When backing up directories do I need the -p > option to save file attributes, ownership... > or do I use -p during restore to do this, OR > do I not need -p and it is done by default? > > I don't really understand this option and I > want to make sure that if I have to recover > a filesystem that when I untar everything is > not set with the root permissions and ownership.
Not sure about GNU tar, but most tars default to -p when run as root. In any case, giving it -p doesn't hurt. I always use -cpv / -xpvf - when moving filesystems. Dima -- We're sysadmins. Sanity happens to other people. -- Chris King
