My problem: *apparently* "restore -i" did not restore my files (my original
message below)
Thanks to olle_at_cb.uu.se (Olle Eriksson)
Harald Lundberg <hl_at_tekla.fi>
Andy Adamson <star_at_uclan.ac.uk>
who answered in a matter of seconds.
Answer: before restoring, you MUST cd to the top level of the file system.
In my case (see my original posting) I should have Cded to /junk
In fact restore did restore my files, but created a subdirectory in the
directory where I was sitting.
The answer to the "stupid question" is indeed "1" as I did
Also: instead of skipping 4 files with mt before restoring, it is simpler
to type "restore -is 5"
. -i for "interactive"
. -s 5 to tell restore to go to the 5th file on the tape
Thanks gurus!
Jean-Loup
------------- my original posting ----------------------------------
I am running DU 3.2c
I want to restore files that have been inadvertently deleted by a user.
I usually dump my file systems on one single tape, here is the procedure:
#---------------------------
/usr/bin/mt -f /dev/rmt0h rewind
/usr/sbin/dump -0uf /dev/nrmt0h /usr
/usr/sbin/dump -0uf /dev/nrmt0h /buffon
/usr/sbin/dump -0uf /dev/nrmt0h /cgm
/usr/sbin/dump -0uf /dev/nrmt0h /gcg
/usr/sbin/dump -0uf /dev/nrmt0h /junk
/usr/bin/mt -f /dev/rmt0h weof
/usr/bin/mt -f /dev/rmt0h rewind
#----------------------------
The files I want to restore are in /junk, hence the 5th file system.
Before entering restore, I skip the 4 first file systems:
/usr/bin/mt -f /dev/nrmt0h fsf 4
Now I enter "restore -i". "ls" shows that I am correctly positioned.
I then "add" the files I want to restore, then "extract"
Now comes a totally cryptic question:
> You have not read any tapes yet
> Unless you know which volume your file(s) are on you can start
> with the last volume and work towards the first.
> Specify next volume #:
I tried "1" .... The tape unit becomes busy for some time, then I get
the prompt "restore > "
I quit, and see than I did not restore anything....
Besides the fact that the question is cryptic (hence stupid and useless)
what should I answer?
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Received on Tue Oct 15 1996 - 14:55:48 NZDT