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Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/dump/dump.8')
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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/dump/dump.8 b/sbin/dump/dump.8 index 209dc81462f94..b048ce18845de 100644 --- a/sbin/dump/dump.8 +++ b/sbin/dump/dump.8 @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the .\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. .\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software -.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" must display the following acknowledgment: .\" This product includes software developed by the University of .\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. .\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)dump.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/16/93 -.\" $Id: dump.8,v 1.5.2.7 1998/01/03 20:28:13 steve Exp $ +.\" $Id: dump.8,v 1.5.2.8 1998/05/10 16:36:47 steve Exp $ .\" .Dd June 16, 1993 .Dt DUMP 8 @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ By default, the same output file name is used for each volume after prompting the operator to change media. .Pp The following options are supported by -.Nm dump : +.Nm Ns : .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl 0\-9 Dump levels. @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ If the name of the file is of the form .Dq host:file , or .Dq user@host:file , -.Nm dump +.Nm writes to the named file on the remote host using .Xr rmt 8 . The default path name of the remote @@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ this can be overridden by the environment variable .It Fl k Use Kerberos authentication to talk to remote tape servers. (Only available if this option was enabled when -.Nm dump +.Nm was compiled.) .It Fl n Whenever -.Nm dump +.Nm requires operator attention, notify all operators in the group .Dq operator @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ by means similar to a Attempt to calculate the amount of tape needed at a particular density. If this amount is exceeded, -.Nm dump +.Nm prompts for a new tape. It is recommended to be a bit conservative on this option. The default tape length is 2300 feet. @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ and The .Fl W option causes -.Nm dump +.Nm to print out, for each file system in .Pa /etc/dumpdates the most recent dump date and level, @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ and highlights those file systems that should be dumped. If the .Fl W option is set, all other options are ignored, and -.Nm dump +.Nm exits immediately. .It Fl w Is like W, but prints only those filesystems which need to be dumped. @@ -251,15 +251,15 @@ disk read error (if there are more than a threshold of 32). In addition to alerting all operators implied by the .Fl n key, -.Nm dump +.Nm interacts with the operator on .Em dump's control terminal at times when -.Nm dump +.Nm can no longer proceed, or if something is grossly wrong. All questions -.Nm dump +.Nm poses .Em must be answered by typing @@ -269,10 +269,10 @@ or appropriately. .Pp Since making a dump involves a lot of time and effort for full dumps, -.Nm dump +.Nm checkpoints itself at the start of each tape volume. If writing that volume fails for some reason, -.Nm dump +.Nm will, with operator permission, restart itself from the checkpoint @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ the time to the tape change. The output is verbose, so that others know that the terminal controlling -.Nm dump +.Nm is busy, and will be for some time. .Pp @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ Currently, .Xr physio 9 slices all requests into chunks of 64 KB. Therefore, it is impossible to use a larger tape blocksize, so -.Nm dump +.Nm will prevent this from happening. .Pp .Nm Dump @@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ even if listed in .Pa /etc/fstab . .Pp It would be nice if -.Nm dump +.Nm knew about the dump sequence, kept track of the tapes scribbled on, told the operator which tape to mount when, @@ -387,13 +387,14 @@ and provided more assistance for the operator running .Xr restore . .Pp -.Nm dump +.Nm Dump cannot do remote backups without being run as root, due to its -security history. This will be fixed in a later version of FreeBSD. +security history. This will be fixed in a later version of +.Bx Free . Presently, it works if you set it setuid (like it used to be), but this might constitute a security risk. .Sh HISTORY A -.Nm dump +.Nm command appeared in .At v6 . |