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Re: Mounting a dump file



Hello,

> dump(8) has race conditions when used to dump live filesystems: it's
> possible to get skew between what dump reads at one point and what it
> reads at a later point.

In short, dump(8) isn't a good solution to backup a live file system ?

What are the alternative ?

Thanks.

All the best,
Luca.



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