Andrei, Stan and Paul:
Thanks for the replies. I was unaware that "/dev/disk/*"
existed. I must have missed that lesson during the last upgrade.
I appreciate your assistance.
Regards from Calgary,
Dean
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Dean Provins, P. Geoph.
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Andrei Popescu put forth on 4/17/2011 3:12 AM:
> /dev/disk/by-id/
> /dev/disk/by-label/ # assuming you defined labels
> /dev/disk/by-path/
> /dev/disk/by-uuid/
>
> I prefer labels since they can be set to something meaningful/mnemonic.
Yes, I use labels for partitions as well, more for organizat
On 20110417_111214, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Sb, 16 apr 11, 15:00:39, Dean Allen Provins, P. Geoph. wrote:
> >
> > This means that I must NOT rely on my automatic (crontab-based) dump
> > scripts, but interrogate the system manually, and if necessary, alter
> > /var/lib/dumpdates so that the scr
On Sb, 16 apr 11, 15:00:39, Dean Allen Provins, P. Geoph. wrote:
>
> This means that I must NOT rely on my automatic (crontab-based) dump
> scripts, but interrogate the system manually, and if necessary, alter
> /var/lib/dumpdates so that the script will run properly.
No, just adapt your script t
Hello
I have used "dump" and "restore" to perform system backups for many years.
Since upgrading to Debian 6.x, I have not been able to obtain consistent and
reliable dumps for the following reason:
Sometimes. my single fixed disk is labeled as /dev/sda, but
At other times, it is labeled
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