rbj@icst-cmr.arpa (root) (04/25/86)
> Remember that dump will use the ctime, not the mtime, when deciding > what files to dump. There is no system call to backdate the ctime on a > mounted file system. No, but you *can* postdate the dump! Edit /etc/dumpdates. The file can be edited by hand as it it all ascii. Make sure you are *completely* sure that you want to do this however. > "The darkness never goes, from some men's eyes" Crashes, crashes, host goes down :-) (Root Boy) Jim Cottrell <rbj@cmr> "Dizzy with Possibilities..."
gmack@cisden.UUCP (Gregg Mackenzie) (04/28/86)
In article <262@brl-smoke.ARPA> rbj@icst-cmr.arpa (root) writes: >> Remember that dump will use the ctime, not the mtime, when deciding >> what files to dump. There is no system call to backdate the ctime on a >> mounted file system. > >No, but you *can* postdate the dump! Edit /etc/dumpdates. The file >can be edited by hand as it it all ascii. Make sure you are *completely* >sure that you want to do this however. And if you're not *completely* sure you want to do this, just copy /etc/dumpdates to /etc/dumpdates.old or someplace so you can get it back if you need to. Gregg Mackenzie hao!cisden!gmack