* [gentoo-user] Backing up /sys...
@ 2005-07-13 15:41 Vincent A. Primavera
2005-07-13 16:00 ` Dave Nebinger
2005-07-13 16:05 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
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From: Vincent A. Primavera @ 2005-07-13 15:41 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Hello,
Is it possible to copy/backup the /sys directory while the system is
"live" with all filesystems mounted? I have tried a few methods ie: cp,
cpio, and rsync, all as root. I am getting various "Permission denied" and
"Invalid argument" errors. Does anybody have any clear answers jump out at
them without me going into greater detail?
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Thank you,
Vincent A. Primavera.
Director of Information Technology.
Ralph Pill Electric Supply Co.
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* RE: [gentoo-user] Backing up /sys...
2005-07-13 15:41 [gentoo-user] Backing up /sys Vincent A. Primavera
@ 2005-07-13 16:00 ` Dave Nebinger
2005-07-13 16:05 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
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From: Dave Nebinger @ 2005-07-13 16:00 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user; +Cc: vincent.primavera
/sys is a completely virtual filesystem. Why would you bother to back it
up? You can't restore it so the backup does you no good at all.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Backing up /sys...
2005-07-13 15:41 [gentoo-user] Backing up /sys Vincent A. Primavera
2005-07-13 16:00 ` Dave Nebinger
@ 2005-07-13 16:05 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
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From: Volker Armin Hemmann @ 2005-07-13 16:05 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Wednesday 13 July 2005 17:41, Vincent A. Primavera wrote:
backing up sys?
that is like backing up /proc... there is nopthing interessting, nothing that
will or should survive a reboot, so why do you want to make a backup?
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