I'd go with that...<br><br>I should of said, you can't use dd to image a mounted filesystem without the risk of corrupting you data.<br><br>how's that....<br><br>Anyone else for an argument about semantics? send email to /dev/null.<br><br>.Sorry about the low SNR Gordon, but if someone going to talk nonsense,<br>I will have to correct them.<br><br>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=storage&articleId=9051298&taxonomyId=19&intsrc=kc_top<br><br>cool!<br><br>http://www.scribd.com/doc/10568/Unix-Administration-Horror-Stories<br><br>hahhaahah! read!<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><b><i>gordon dunlop <astrozubenel@googlemail.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> I have just opened my email this morning, the inbox has exploded.<br>Can't people sleep? or is this the after effects of the recent full<br>moon?<br>I think
if we are giving out advice we should stick to accepted<br>standard practices and procedures. If we are given advanced advice<br>where there is an element of risk, this should be pointed out. For<br>recipients of advice, the onus is on them to do further research to<br>check the validity of advice, i.e. use at their own risk. Everyone<br>have a nice day.<br><br>Gordon<br><br>On 25/02/2008, Lee Hughes <toxicnaan@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:<br>> just because unix lets you do something like this, doesn't mean it's either<br>> correct or sensible. if you want to do online backup like this PROPERLY,<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> dundee GNU/Linux Users Group mailing list<br>> dundee@lists.lug.org.uk http://dundee.lug.org.uk<br>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dundee<br>> Chat on IRC, #tlug on dundee.lug.org.uk<br>><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>dundee GNU/Linux Users Group mailing
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