[Bug-tar] incremental backups always full problem

[Gene Heskett]

Greetings;

Some of us have had this conversation before, but nearly all linux users will 
do a few Hallaluhya's & Hail Mary's if the patch Jean-Louis offered to write 
was implemented.

This offer is in message:

<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2008-03/msg00023.html>

I just had a kernel update change the device mapper outputs major 
for /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 again, and the whole backup system blows up so 
badly that the only thing I can do is fire off a script that runs amanda 
non-stop for at least a dumpcycle's worth of runs.  Even then it takes 
another week or so to hit its final stable routine.

We really, really need this '--no-check-device' option to be available if we 
are ever to have a stable backup system in place for linux users.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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