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Re: file changed as we read it
From: |
Paul Eggert |
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Re: file changed as we read it |
Date: |
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 14:02:01 -0700 (PDT) |
> From: Rainer Worf <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 09:18:47 +0200
> did gnu tar successfully backup this open file or should we have also a
> problem to restore that changed files
>
> ./usr/local/bin/tar: /user1/oracle/oracle_data/DEV817/control01.ctl: =
> file
> changed as we read it
The file was modified while "tar" was reading it, so the data on the
tape does not correspond to a consistent snapshot of the file. You
can restore _a_ file, but (depending application) it might not be a
working file.
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