We are facing some confusions in cr

[rajeshbahl]

We are facing some confusions in creating backups of our Red Hat Linux 7.3 server.
The backup is taken with the following commands:-

By going into the concerned directory
# find . -depth -print|cpio -ocvBL -O <tape device name>.

Does that mean all the links have been backup up ?

When it comes to restoration, we follow this :-

Change to the required directory and

# cpio -icvdumB -I < tape device name>

The option L is ignored. If this is included the restore refuses to work.Does that mean that the links have been restored (if got backed up with the above backup command)?

If not how to take a backup which can backup and restore ALL the LINKS ?


Also what function the option l performs ?



Thanks In Advance
Rajesh K. Bahl

 

[rajeshbahl]

Can anybody offer some help on this issue ?

Rajesh K. Bahl