Re: cpio

From: cljlk (cljlk_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/19/04 

Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 10:15:13 -0400

<phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu> wrote in message
news:cb0s4o$1qdj$2@nyheter.ipsec.se...
> In comp.unix.misc cljlk <cljlk@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I understand that it is not a good idea, but I have to use cpio to do
backup
> > due to the system application.
>
> Probably a misunderstanding. Only id an application is interpreting a
backup
> should a cpio-kompatible (like pax) be needed.
>
> And your original problems was about cloning a system( which failed).
> How about posting the *real* problem and see what solutions pop's up here
?

Thansk. I will catch the error and post it again. In fact the cpio package
is in jumpstart server.
I use jumpstart to install Solaris operating system into client. Since I
need to update
jumpstart server package.
I open xxx.cpio.zip and update the /etc/hosts file. Then, I use cpio/zip put
it back to jumpstart server package. Then, I do jumstart to install to
client again, it failed. That is the whole story.

>
>
>
> > <Michael Vilain <vilain@spamcop.net>> wrote in message
> > news:vilain-361D53.13342018062004@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
> >> In article <40d34784$0$3011$61fed72c@news.rcn.com>,
> >> "cljlk" <cljlk@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I use copi the entire /usr and / (root), then zip it. But it does not
> > work,
> >> > could not boot up the system. after I put into unzip the file
> >> > into another system /usr and / . What went wrong? Did I miss
something?
> >>
> >> on Solaris, cpio isn't a very good backup tool. I've read here that
> >> there's problems with large numbers of files (>2G seems to stick in my
> >> mind but it might be >2**16 instead). Various versions of tar have
> >> problems with device files and sparse files.
> >>
> >> Use usfdump and ufsrestore. That's what they're designed for.
> >>
> >> --
> >> DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee...
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
> --
> Peter Håkanson
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