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1. Solaris
I am using:
reboot -- cdrom
However I'm afraid of causing file system errors/corruption. I've seen many threads say that
init 6
is safer, but I need to get to CDROM.
Is there a command that is as safe as init, but can boot to cdrom, or should I not worry so much about the reboot... (5 Replies)
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a string like root=/dev/sda3 noacpi foo "Baz mumble" which I would like to separate into tokens like a shell does. This would be easily done with eval but that would open a security hole big enough to drop a cow through, injecting arbitrary code would be easy as pie. How can I parse this... (15 Replies)
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
Am writing a script that does a rm/mv if a file exist, however, in one scenario, one of the variables which is supposed to a variable for a directory is undefined/blank so instead of the variable resolving to /tmp/logfile.dmp, it resolves instead to / so the rm translates to a rm /... (2 Replies)
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4. HP-UX
Hi all,
I have a system with TRU64 system (quite old). I use to run script to make save of important system partitions.
The command to save the partition "/" is :
/sbin/vdump -0uDf /mnt/Sauvegarde/dump/slash.dump.0 /. (/mnt/Sauvegarde is NFS mounted, but this is no matter)
This script ran for... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: aribault
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5. IP Networking
i have a script on a tru64 system that backups data from severral folders on a tape
the command that it uses is this : vdump 0N /usr > /dev/null (for backuping the usr folder).
somehow it has predefined that /dev/null is the tape
the problem is that the tape has broke down so i need an... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: el97639
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6. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hello,
This might be a dumb question, but I havent been able to find the answer anywhere.
I currently have a backup script that uses 'tar' to backup some files to tape. I need to add a directory to the backup script, but I want to use 'vdump' to back it up to tape.
So my question is can I... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: xadamz23
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7. Filesystems, Disks and Memory
delete me (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: john-e
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8. AIX
As far as I know vdump command is used only on Tru64 (correct me if I'm wrong). The question is: what is the command on aix that does the same thing (logically speaking)?
Tnx. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: veccinho
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9. HP-UX
Could you pls give a solution how to resotore the backup taken from digital unix using vdump to hp ux11i. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: jestinabel
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10. Filesystems, Disks and Memory
Dear Experts,
Is it possible to take a backup of two file systems using a single vdump command?
Thanks
Wilson (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: geraldwilson
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