Error in Backing up files systems

[Walker1]

Hi!

At first, Thanks for ur responses on migration to AIX 4.3.
Now, I have problem with backing up my system.

I use : backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /home and the system take me the message:

0511-219 Impossible de tronquer les fichiers de mise à jour.: Un appel système a reçu un paramètre erroné.
sauvegarde:La commande backup a pris fin de manière anormale.

In ur opinion what's abnormal in my command?

Regards.

 

[ElgisRamon]

Are you running that command like root?
I hope it works...
Unix was made by and for smart people.

 

[Walker1]

Yes!

 

[aixqueen]

I do not know......exactly...a guess would be...

Not everyone speaks french...I think the translation is:
=====================================
0511-219 Impossible to truncate the files of updating: A call system received an
erroneous parameter.Warning the command backup ended in an abnormal way
=====================================================

http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/cmds/aixcmds1/backup.htm

The command is valid as written...
but maybe the /etc/dumpdates is missing...? or corrupt....
you could try cp /dev/null > /etc/dumpdates maybe...
If you use the 0 level then it writes to the /etc/dumpdates?


backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /

The 0 level specifies that all the files in the / (root) file system be backed up. The
-u flag causes the backup command to update the /etc/dumpdates file for this
backup.
If the /etc/dumpdates file does not have an entry for a level 0 backup of the /
(root) system, all the files in the file system are backed up.

Check to see if anything seems abnormal....like someone changed permissions on
directories or anything.....especially /etc

>#ls -ld /etc
drwxr-xr-x 20 root system 2560 Mar 20 15:42 /etc
>#ls -la dumpdates
-rw-rw-r-- 1 bin system 0 Sep 30 1997 dumpdates
>#ls -ld /home
drwxr-xr-x 12 bin bin 512 Mar 21 16:09 /home
Also check a df to see if anything is 100%.....
like root / or /tmp?
Best I can do... Sorry not a good answer I know.. maybe you can call IBM?

#-)