[lug] Tape backup app

[Neil Doane]

Hmm...news to me.  So how do other backup solutions address this problem? 



Neil


* B Giles (bldrbear at hotmail.com), on [08-11-03 08:40], wrote:
> >Wouldn't a simple "sync" before the dump on a quiet filesystem take care 
> >of that in theory?  Probably a good idea to have it at the top of backup 
> >scripts anyway...?
> 
> It's unlikely to hurt, but how can you be sure that it's a quiet FS short 
> of unmounting it?
> 
> As a pratical matter, I agree that single users and small sites can take 
> steps to mitigate the risk.  But it's something to keep in mind if there's 
> any risk that the backup scheme will be extended to sites where you can't 
> force a FS to become quiet, e.g., a web site that accepts user data.
> 
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